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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
—Margaret MeadGood environmental policy is good economic policy.
—Bernie SandersWhen we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
—John MuirThe only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.
—Richard RogersIf all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
—EO WilsonEvery creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.
—Henry David ThoreauIt’s coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It’s not just climate change; it’s sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now.
—David AttenboroughSooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution.
—Evo MoralesSaving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all.
—Ban Ki-moon
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(This story appears in the 21 June, 2019 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)