Paul Watson Quotes

One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.'

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

I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.

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.

I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.

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.

I think the environmental movement has failed in that it's used the stick too much; it's used the apocalyptic tone too much; it hasn't sold the positive aspects of being environmentally concerned and trying to pull us out.

I'm on the board of the Sierra Club Foundation and am myself a big environmentalist. But the way to make the biggest difference is to change mainstream behavior.

The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.

You can listen to them [environmental protesters] but don’t stop your project—don’t stop your thinking.

Conservation must become before recreation.

If conservation isn't conservative, then words have no meaning at all.

Real environmental change depends on us. We can't wait for our leaders. We have to focus on what our own responsibilities are and how we can make the change happen.

I agree on the need for environmental sustainability. It is no good raising gross national income while at the same time destroying natural assets.

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

We are now heading down a centuries-long path toward increasing the productivity of our natural capital - the resource systems upon which we depend to live - instead of our human capital.

I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that.

We had some major successes and we did so because the country embraced the spirit of Earth Day and embraced this concept that we have to have forward-looking, visionary environmental policy and energy policy in this country.

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

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

It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.

I really hope that we'll have a sustainable future on this planet, I really do. So I probably geek out mostly about learning more about how potentially we can hopefully make that happen, hopefully we're not too far lost.

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