Sara Blakely Quotes

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.

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

Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.

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

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

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

Being green and clean is not just an aspiration but an action.

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.

You'll know the green revolution has been won when the word 'green' disappears.

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.

We are grounded in the reality of the day and grounded in the technology of the day. Just saying 'turn the taps off' is not acceptable to humanity.

Designers must be increasingly sensitive to our Earth's dwindling resources. It is our responsibility.

At every stage of my life, I've always wanted to do good for Earth.

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.

There are a lot of people who want to leave their children with a world that is in better shape.

My main issue is sustainability of the Earth, and protection of those animals and people who dwell here.

I'm an environmentalist; I recycle.

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

When I joined Ford, in the late 1970s, I felt strongly we could not forever be a huge user of natural resources without there being consequences. But I was alone in my thinking in those days.

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.

The eco-movement is growing as people all over catch on to the need to protect our precious planet, which makes the future look really bright - and makes me really happy.

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

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