Paul McCartney Quotes

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

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

I resent the idea that somebody in Washington will protect our environment better than we can.

In the final analysis we all inhabit the same planet, we all breath the same air, we all cherish our children’s future, and we are all mortal.

Growing up there was always a sense of 'We have so many gifts and we have to use that for the betterment of the planet.'

There is this notion that is quite popular in the environmental scene that every little bit helps, or 'Think global, act local.' I disagree with that. I think you have to start with how big the solution needs to be to solve the problem and then reason backward from there.

Whether that be starting conversations about environmental conservation or taking part in being a voice for people who don't have a voice, I just want to help people however I can.

I'm a child of the Earth, postcode unknown.

I get these students who come in and say, I want to help people. I say, people get plenty of help. Why don't you help the planet?

I think that the environment is very a complicated question. I am very sympathetic to people who support the environment who live in the United States. I am very sympathetic to people who don't support the environment who live in a very poor country.

I think it's wonderful to save the world, but you need to be part of the world, too.

Sustainable South Bronx advocates for environmental justice through sustainable environmental and economic development projects.

I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment.

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.

Earth Day 1970 was irrefutable evidence that the American people understood the environmental threat and wanted action to resolve it.

Too often, our concern for specific individuals today means neglecting crises that will harm countless people in the future.

The images of Earth's delicate biosphere, contrasting with the sterile moonscape where the astronauts left their footsteps, have become iconic for environmentalists: these may indeed be the Apollo programme's most enduring legacy.

EarthEcho Expeditions represents the culmination of more than a decade of working with educators and youth from around the world. EarthEcho Expeditions uses the thrill of adventure to inspire and empower a new generation of environmental champions.

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.

It's time to renew our commitment to the world around us.

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

The responses that environmentalists evoke - fear, anxiety, numbness, despair - are not helpful, even if they are understandable. It should be fascinating, even enthralling, to be in the milieu of environmental change.

Urban residents, most of them middle class, have a much better sense of their environmental rights, and they're willing to take to the streets.

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

We firmly believe the environmental issues cannot be addressed without extensive public participation, but people need to be informed before they can get involved.