Environment Quotes - Page 18

All the vital mechanisms, varied as they are, have only one object, that of preserving constant the conditions of life in the internal environment.

The single best way to develop leaders . . . is to take people out of their safe environment and away from the people they know, and throw them into a new arena they know little about. Way over their head, preferably. In fact, the more demanding their challenges, the more pressure and risk they face, the more likely a dynamic leader will emerge.

Global warming is not just the greatest environmental challenge facing our planet - it is one of our greatest challenges of any kind.

I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy.

We know that when we protect our oceans we're protecting our future.

Having an environment that is supportive is really important for success.

For me, my role is about unleashing what people already have inside them that is maybe suppressed in most work environments.

Shyness is the fear of social disapproval or humiliation, while introversion is a preference for environments that are not overstimulating. Shyness is inherently painful; introversion is not.

If I thought I was going to die tomorrow, I should nevertheless plant a tree today.

From the creation learn to admire thy Lord! And if any of the things thou see exceed thy comprehension, and thou are not able to find the reason thereof, yet for this glorify the Creator, that the wisdom of these works surpass thine understanding.

It is essential that we take steps to prevent chemical substances from becoming environmental hazards. Unless we develop better methods to assure adequate testing of chemicals, we will be inviting the environmental crisis of the future.

There is no doubt that we live in an age of unprecedented, and sometimes terrifying, technological advance where the speed of advance so often outstrips the necessary ethical considerations.

Just us as people, we're different around different people and in different environments.

Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement.

Environment is undoubtedly a secondary factor in the phenomena of life; it can modify in that it can help or hinder, but it can never create.

We are unconscious of most of our body's processes, thank goodness, because we'd screw it up if we weren't. The human body is so complex, with so many parts...a system which is far more complex than we can fully imagine. The idea that we are consciously care-taking such a large and mysterious system is ludicrous.

Humanity's greatest challenge may soon be just making it to the next harvest.

Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey.

Architecture enable you to accommodate complexity and change. If you don't have Enterprise Architecture, your enterprise is not going to be viable in a increasingly complex and changing external environment.

I want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict [between environmental quality and economic growth], I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape.

The trains carrying coal to power plants are death trains. Coal-fired power plants are factories of death.

I've had it for about 13 years, and I don't see any reason to change, I find that the violin just keeps responding really well. It changes itself every year; it ages, it goes through all these different environmental changes, and of course, the travelling...It develops on its own, just as any performer does. It's a very stable instrument, so I can rely on it, but at the same time it always shows me a different side of things than I expect.

Human society cannot basically stop the destruction of the environment under capitalism. Socialism is the only structure that makes it possible.

Look about you. Take hold of the things that are here. Let them talk to you. You learn to talk to them.

Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.