Ma Yansong Quotes

Our planet's greener future depends on nurturing our natural and abundant renewable resources.

Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business.

Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.

Conserving habitats is a wellspring for the next industrial revolution.

We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment.

I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.

The future will either be green or not at all.

As we look to the future, we cannot improve our living standards while simultaneously degrading the natural environment around us.

I believe the green movement is gaining momentum because people are becoming more educated about the real importance of living green.

I see a future in which nature gives us a helping hand. Instead of destroying the natural world, why can't we use it to solve the kinds of problems that we are facing?

As a scientist, I clearly see the potential for harnessing the power of nature.

I think the greatest challenge in environmentalism and the most rewarding challenge is trying to figure out how humans can meet their needs while protecting the environment.

The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them.

Sustainability, ensuring the future of life on Earth, is an infinite game, the endless expression of generosity on behalf of all.

So I'm going to go on and work on preserving the ozone layer, encouraging everyone to recycle.

I wish my artwork could persuade millions of people to join a global conversation about sustainability.

We can power our economy without despoiling our wild places.

If there is a future, it will be Green.

On Earth Day, we celebrate all the gifts the world and nature make available to us. We recognize our complete dependence on its bounty. And we acknowledge the need for good stewardship to preserve its fruits for future generations.

We can have technology, prosperity, nice homes and cars, but at the same time we must be conscious of what we are dumping into the water, the air and our food.

The truth is, natural organisms have managed to do everything we want to do without guzzling fossil fuels, polluting the planet or mortgaging the future.

A proper respect for nature means that you can't pollute the air, poison the rivers and chop down the forests indiscriminately without suffering greatly.

We can make a concerted effort to stop poisoning the planet: that would be a good way of appeasing the gods.

We have a responsibility to Mother Earth to protect it as much as possible.

If our economies are to flourish, if global poverty is to be banished, and if the wellbeing of the world's people enhanced - not just in this generation but in succeeding generations - we must make sure we take care of the natural environment and resources on which our economic activity depends.