Severn Cullis-Suzuki Quotes

There is no larger collective-action problem than the environment. The three biggest lies of the environmental movement is that every little bit helps, you can do your part, and together we can do it.

No day is alike - I do many other things, and I'm very active in the environmental movement.

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

Some of the environmental lobbyists of the Western nations are the salt of the earth, but many of them are elitists.

The movement for the environment really only started in the mid 1970's.

My mom was an environmental activist in Australia in the late '60s and '70s, and I guess I've inherited that awareness from her.

Many environmental battles are won by delaying a destructive project long enough to change the conversation - to allow new economic, political and social dynamics to emerge.

That's the big mistake the environmental movement made - 'We'll scare the hell out of you, and you'll become an activist'.

I think its important to speak up for the environment because the Earth is not saying something.

I always knew that I was going be an environmental advocate when I was very young.

I have a major respect for nature. I'm an environmentalist.

That's what hurts the environmental movement - holding people to a standard they cannot meet. That just pushes people away.

The environmental movement does not always have to be about stopping things. It can be about fixing problems.

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.

Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium.

It's no secret - if you know me, have ever met me or have shared a meal with me - that I'm a passionate environmentalist.

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.

Environmentalists are a socialist group of individuals that are the tool of the Democrat Party. I'm proud to say that they are my enemy. They are not Americans, never have been Americans, never will be Americans.

Environmentalism isn't a discipline or specialty. It's a way of seeing our place in the world. And we need everybody to see the world that way. Don't think 'In order to make a difference I have to become an environmentalist.'

From high school, you can see my Sierra Club card - I've been a member since 1979. That gives you an indication of early interest.

I really believe in the environmental movement right now - it only takes a little effort to make a big difference.

I'm a little different from all those conservation types.

The Earth needs rebels!

We have to stop thinking about ourselves so much and start thinking about the environment. We have to change.

One Earth, one mother - one does not sell the Earth.