Mark Kurlansky Quotes

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to 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 central organizing principle of governments everywhere must be the environment.

Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium.

Unless we keep this planet healthy, everything else is for naught.

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

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

I don't believe in environmentalism as the solution to anything. What I believe is that environmentalism illuminates the things that need to be done to solve all of the problems together.

Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues.

I think an old style of addressing environmental problems is ebbing, but the rise of the so-called conservative, political movement in this country is not a trend towards the future but a reaction to this very broad shift that we are undergoing.

I travel all over the country speaking to young people, and I am always amazed at how engaged in environmental conservation they are.

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

Fundamentally, if you look at where the environmental issues are coming from, it's all because of humans and our impact on the environment, so while it's true that one individual is not going to sufficiently fix the environment, it is a necessary thing.

Environmentalism isn't a discipline or specialty. It's a way of seeing our place in the world. And we need everybody to see the world that way. Don't think 'In order to make a difference I have to become an environmentalist.'

There is no larger collective-action problem than the environment. The three biggest lies of the environmental movement is that every little bit helps, you can do your part, and together we can do it.

Being an environmentalist isn't all about doom and gloom.

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

This whole idea that we address environmental issues by not doing stuff just doesn't work.

No day is alike - I do many other things, and I'm very active in the environmental movement.

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

I wanted to help raise awareness, so I created an environmental foundation called Just Within Reach.

I, Maggie, personally cannot tell you that you're going to save the planet. But what I do know is that we can draw a line to an issue that can conserve what we already have and what's left in a way that we can actually breathe the air, drink the water, actually grow things in soil - that matters in a real, practical way.

We haven't seen the turning point yet, but we're sticking to our bottom line, for the environment and the health of the country.

One Earth, one mother - one does not sell the Earth.