Laurie David Quotes

There aren't many things that are universally cool, and it's cool not to litter. I'd never do it.

I pick up other people's trash. I'm sort of obsessed.

I was brought up to reuse things.

I'm an environmentalist; I recycle.

Musicians are so well covered in the press, it would be great to see more outspoken practitioners of green life.

No one is an environmentalist by birth. It is only your path, your life, your travels that awaken you.

I find littering very annoying. It's a minor but also a major thing: a society that litters is one that also has so little respect for the environment and, consequently, other people. If we had clean streets, a lot of other things would be fixed almost effortlessly.

God help anyone who disobeys my recycling system. I have all the separated bins. I'm very adamant about it because I try to be a good citizen of the world, I really do. I even use eco-friendly cleaning products, but sometimes you just have to break open the disinfectant. Some jobs require it.

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

I look at the world through a green lens now, but you can't make yourself crazy. That feeling of green guilt can be really inhibiting. It's about a changing mind-set, remembering to turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth.

It's funny: being green to me was ingrained because my parents were always trying to save money, save water, turn off the lights, or arrange a carpool. I don't think my parents even know what it means to be green, but they were.

There is no 'recycle too much.' That's an oxymoron.

I watched a documentary called 'Plastic Oceans' on Netflix, and it was an eye-opener for me.

I don't own designer clothes, or a sports car, or a huge house, but I am seeing the world, experiencing amazing things, and I have become an environmental campaigner.

I've tried to approach environmentalism the same way I do my climbing: by setting small, concrete goals that build on each other.

I support the Surfrider Foundation, which is focused on protecting the oceans and beaches. I also recycle and use mass transit, ride my bike as often as I can, or I walk, which is one of the best parts about living in New York City.

I think the best thing I can hope to achieve is to educate, or make aware, as many people as possible on how the little things they do every day really do affect our environment, and how easy it is to fix some of those things.

I can trace my environmentally-friendly lifestyle back to my childhood. My father was a conservative Republican that liked to 'conserve'.

If you're not buying recycled products, you're not really recycling.

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

My number one thing is to recycle everything from newspaper to aluminum cans, and I even use a canvas bag instead of the plastic ones when I go to the grocery store.

Everyone is slowly catching on to this one - and I know everyone says this - but we need to make a little more effort with the environment. Everyone says they turn off their lights, but do they really?

Hi, I'm Nadine Velazquez, and my green tip is: recycle.

We can make the world a better place, one butt at a time.

I'm mad keen on recycling because I'm worried about the next generation and where all this waste we're producing is going. It has to stop. I wash out my plastic containers and recycle envelopes, everything I possibly can.