Environment

A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his
fathers, but borrowed from his children.
John James Audubon

Keep close to Natures heart and break clear away, once in awhile, and
climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.
John Muir

I feel more confident than ever that the power to save the planet rests with the
individual consumer.
Denis Hayes

Earth provides enough to satisfy every mans needs, but not every mans greed.
Mahatma Gandhi

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

The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the
one thing all of us share.
Lady Bird Johnson

We need the tonic of wildnessAt the same time that we are earnest to explore
and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable,
that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us
because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.
Henry David Thoreau

Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites.

William Ruckelshaus

What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what
we are doing to ourselves and to one another.
Chris Maser

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Albert Einstein
The sun is the only safe nuclear reactor, situated as it is some ninety-three million
miles away.
Stephanie Mills

It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the
greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is
the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.
David Attenborough

The ultimate test of mans conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice

something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.
Gaylord Nelson

Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on this earth.
David Sarnoff

Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last
fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.
Cree Indian Proverb

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When

we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with
love and respect.
Aldo Leopold

The best friend of earth of man is the tree. When we use the tree respectfully
and economically, we have one of the greatest resources on the earth.
Frank Lloyd Wright

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land,
purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

When we realize we can make a buck cleaning up the environment, it will be

done!
Dennis Weaver

Where the quality of life goes down for the environment, the quality of life goes
down for humans.
George Holland

The ecological crisis is doing what no other crisis in history has ever done
challenging us to a realization of a new humanity.
Jean Houston
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the
environment.
Ansel Adams

The global environment crisis is, as we say in Tennessee, real as rain, and I
cannot stand the thought of leaving my children with a degraded earth and a
diminished future.
Al Gore

The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their
revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future.
Marya Mannes

He that plants trees loves others beside himself.

Thomas Fuller

The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does
not own the sun.
Ralph Nader

The Earth has a skin and that skin has diseases, one of its diseases is called man.
Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher

For 200 years weve been conquering nature. Now were beating it to death.
Tom McMillan

The wealth of the nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes,
oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats and biodiversity thats all there is.
Thats the whole economy. Thats where all the economic activity and jobs
come from. These biological systems are the sustaining wealth of the world.
Gaylord Nelson

Whe one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the
world.
John Muir

The race is now on between the technoscientific and scientific forces that are
destroying the living environment and those that can be harnessed to save it. . .
. If the race is won, humanity can emerge in far better condition than when it
entered, and with most of the diversity of life still intact.
Edward O. Wilson, The Future of Life
Global Warming
The warnings about global warming have been extremely clear for a long time.
We are facing a global climate crisis. It is deepening. We are entering a period
of consequences.
Al Gore

Global warming is no longer a philosophical threat, no longer a future threat, no

longer a threat at all. Its our reality.
-Bill McKibben

Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and
our childrens future. It is clear we must act.
Eliot Spitzer

Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range
of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on
unsustainable fossil fuels, and loss of biodiversity.
-Dan Lipinski

Global warming is too serious for the world any longer to ignore its danger or split
into opposing factions on it.
Tony Blair

People tend to focus on the here and now. The problem is that, once global
warming is something that most people can feel in the course of their daily lives,
it will be too late to prevent much larger, potentially catastrophic changes.
Elizabeth Kolbert

Global warming is real it is man-made and it is an important problem. But it is

not the end of the world.
Bjorn Lomborg

The most important thing about global warming is this. Whether humans are
responsible for the bulk of climate change is going to be left to the scientists, but
its all of our responsibility to leave this planet in better shape for the future
generations than we found it.
Mike Huckabee

Global warming is indeed a scam, perpetrated by scientists with vested interests,

but in need of crash courses in geology, logic and the philosophy of science.
Martin Keeley
Some of the scientists, I believe, havent they been changing their opinion a little
bit on global warming? Theres a lot of differing opinions and before we react I
think its best to have the full accounting, full understanding of whats taking
place.
George W. Bush

The good news is, we have everything we need now to respond to the
challenge of global warming. We have all the technologies we need, more are
being developed. But we should not wait, we cannot wait, we must not wait.
Al Gore

Global warming is controversial, of course, but the controversy is mainly over

whether human activity is driving it.
Michio Kaku

Today, we can see with our own eyes what global warming is doing. In that
context it becomes truly irresponsible, if not immoral, for us not to do something.
Joe Lieberman

It is upsetting that many people dont seem to observe whats happening to the
environment, whats happening in terms of global warming, the loss of habitats
and wild things.
-Joanne Woodward

Climate Change
As human beings, we are vulnerable to confusing the unprecedented with the
improbable. In our everyday experience, if something has never happened
before, we are generally safe in assuming it is not going to happen in the future,
but the exceptions can kill you and climate change is one of those exceptions.
Al Gore

The clear and present danger of climate change means we cannot burn our
way to prosperity. We already rely too heavily on fossil fuels. We need to find a
new, sustainable path to the future we want. We need a clean industrial
revolution.
Ban Ki-moon

The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will
require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change
is a fact.
Barack Obama
One of the big questions in the climate change debate: Are humans any
smarter than frogs in a pot? If you put a frog in a pot and slowly turn up the
heat, it wont jump out. Instead, it will enjoy the nice warm bath until it is cooked
to death. We humans seem to be doing pretty much the same thing.
Jeff Goodell

One could have the mistaken impression that the entirety of climate science is
based upon a single correlation study.
Karl Braganza

Even when nuclear power plants go horribly wrong, they do less damage to the
planet and its people than coal-burning stations operating normally.
George Monbiot

If you want to know the scientific consensus on global warming, read the reports
by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. But if you want to know
what the consensus will be ten years from now, read Jim Hansens work.
Chuck Kutscher

Yes, climate science is uncertain. However, its certain enough to warrant

action. You dont need to have the seventh decimal place filled in to see that
the number isnt looking good.
Brian D.

If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count
on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee
crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm
land. This is a recipe for major security problems.
Michael Franti

So anyone who says that we shouldnt act on climate change because of

uncertainty is really inviting you to ride towards a brick wall at 80 km/h because
it might not hurt.
Are you feeling lucky?
Stephan Lewandowsky

By the time we see that climate change is really bad, your ability to fix it is
extremely limited The carbon gets up there, but the heating effect is delayed.
And then the effect of that heat on the species and ecosystem is delayed. That
means that even when you turn virtuous, things are actually going to get worse
for quite a while.
Bill Gates
Climate change is happening, humans are causing it, and I think this is perhaps
the most serious environmental issue facing us.
Bill Nye

Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of

looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable
development offers the best chance to adjust our course.
Ban Ki-moon

Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits,
from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and
diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other
measures.
David Suzuki

On climate change, we often dont fully appreciate that it is a problem. We

think it is a problem waiting to happen.
Kofi Annan

Climate change is a global problem. The planet is warming because of the

growing level of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. If this trend
continues, truly catastrophic consequences are likely to ensue from rising sea
levels, to reduced water availability, to more heat waves and fires.
Malcolm Turnbull

Climate change is real. Climate change is being substantially increased by

humans and the carbon we put into the atmosphere. And it appears to be
speeding up. If science has made any mistakes, science has been
underestimating it.
James Balog

The problem of climate change is so large that it cant be solved by voluntary

individual responses. It requires an economy-wide solution, i.e. one that limits the
total carbon intake of the economy.
-Peter Barnes
SPORTS

35. Your biggest opponent isnt the other guy. Its human nature. Bobby Knight

If you dont have confidence, youll always find a way not to win. Carl Lewis (Photo credit:

Wikipedia)

34. If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it. Ronnie Lott

33. Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period. Lou Holtz

32. If you dont have confidence, youll always find a way not to win. Carl Lewis

31. Obstacles dont have to stop you. If you run into a wall, dont turn around and give

up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan

30. Make each day your masterpiece. John Wooden

Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. Pat Riley (Photo credit:

Wikipedia)

29. Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. Pat Riley

28. Win If You Can, Lose If You Must, But NEVER QUIT! Cameron Trammell

27. Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play. Mike

Singletary

26. If you have everything under control, youre not moving fast enough. Mario

Andretti

25. Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it. Ted Williams

24. What do do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. Dean
Smith
Push yourself again and again. Dont give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. Larry Bird

(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

23. Push yourself again and again. Dont give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

Larry Bird

22. If you arent going all the way, why go at all? Joe Namath

21. You cant put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

Michael Phelps

20. Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do. John Wooden

19. Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but

eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts

forever. Lance Armstrong

18. Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. Phil Jackson

17. The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. Joe Paterno

16. Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records. William A. Ward

15. Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find

another way. Satchel Paige

14. Some people say I have attitude maybe I dobut I think you have to. You have

to believe in yourself when no one else does that makes you a winner right there.

Venus Williams

13. Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. Babe Ruth

12. It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters. Evander Holyfield
I hated every minute of training, but I said, Dont quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life

as a champion. Muhammad Ali

11. I hated every minute of training, but I said, Dont quit. Suffer now and live the rest

of your life as a champion. Muhammad Ali

10. There are only two options regarding commitment. Youre either IN or youre OUT. There

is no such thing as life in-between. Pat Riley

9. A champion is someone who gets up when he cant. Jack Dempsey

8. It aint over till its over. Yogi Berra

7. Youre never a loser until you quit trying. Mike Ditka

6. Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding. Jim Valvano

Ive missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. Ive lost almost 300 games. 26 times, Ive been

trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. Ive failed over and over and over again in my

life. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

5. You miss 100 percent of the shots you dont take. Wayne Gretzky

4. The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never

dog it. Wayne Gretzky

3. Gold medals arent really made of gold. Theyre made of sweat, determination, and a hard-

to-find alloy called guts. Dan Gable

2. Ive missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. Ive lost almost 300 games. 26 times, Ive

been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. Ive failed over and over and over again

in my life. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan

1. Its not whether you get knocked down; its whether you get up. Vince Lombardi