Eliud Kipchoge Quotes

I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today.

He plants trees to benefit another generation.

I have planted over 6,000 trees at home in Scotland, some of them oak. I'd like my children to be able to watch them grow.

Arbor Day is not like other holidays. Each of those reposes on the past, while Arbor Day proposes for the future.

It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.

Trees are your best antiques.

The best time to buy a home is always five years ago.

I support the Surfrider Foundation, which is focused on protecting the oceans and beaches. I also recycle and use mass transit, ride my bike as often as I can, or I walk, which is one of the best parts about living in New York City.

Schoolchildren and older people like the idea of planting trees. For children, it's interesting that an acorn will grow into an oak, and for older people it's a legacy. And the act of planting a tree is not that difficult.

The places that are most likely to grow trees for carbon sequestration are places where trees aren't growing now.

The day we dispose of the idea of disposability will be a great one for the planet.

The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.

I don't do celebrity endorsements. My work with Conservation International is a good use of whatever celebrity I might have to draw attention to important problems. I have the same responsibility as everyone to reduce consumption and to teach children to respect the environment.

We have a moral responsibility to protect the earth and ensure that our children and grandchildren have a healthy and sustainable environment in which to live.

China has led the world in new tree planting. Over the last several years China has planted 40 percent as many trees as the rest of the world put together. Since 198, all citizens of China over age 11 (and younger than 60) have been formally required at least three trees per year.

I'm adamant about recycling in my house, and I'm always making sure to turn off the lights.

I just do my day job and go home and plant trees.

The only thing I do for posterity is plant trees.

I am not against development, but society will go nowhere if you don't take care of trees.

If you are waiting for this thing that might happen tomorrow, it probably will never happen. You need to activate it now! No one else is going to do it for you, and ten years are going to go by before you even know it.

I try to be eco-friendly in every possible way.

I am just a person who adores trees.

People can live in nature, and they won't necessarily destroy it.

As cheesy as it sounds, truly every day is Earth Day.

There's nothing worse than the guy who at the party goes, 'Oh, I had that idea two years ago.' Well, then, why didn't you do something two years ago?