Maurice Strong Quotes

We may get to the point where the only way of saving the world will be for industrial civilization to collapse.
Maurice Strong

May, Point, Saving

After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital.
Maurice Strong

Environmental, Words, After

Licences to have babies incidentally is something that I got in trouble for some years ago for suggesting even in Canada that this might be necessary at some point, at least some restriction on the right to have a child.
Maurice Strong

Child, Point, Trouble

Don't accept that you can't make a difference. Because if you can't make a difference, you won't make a difference, and if you put a multiplier on that we will continue on an unsustainable pathway.
Maurice Strong

Put, Accept, Won

I believe we are going to move into a situation where the more effective conferences will be smaller, more specialized, more focused, with occasional large gatherings to get the attention of the larger world.
Maurice Strong

Attention, Situation, Move

We need what I have often called an ecological approach to the management of these resources and we do not have that now. We have the inertia of past habits, unsustainable habits.
Maurice Strong

Past, Often, Management

A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns.
Maurice Strong

Less, Necessary, Toward

Also, it is interesting that developing countries, with China and India perhaps in the lead, where the future of the global environment will be decided are now on board with the case for sustainable development.
Maurice Strong

Future, Lead, Perhaps

I am convinced the prophets of doom have to be taken seriously.
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Seriously, Taken, Convinced

I am on the board of corporations who contribute both to environmental problems and their solutions. And I am on the NGO side: the Earth Council and other organizations.
Maurice Strong

Problems, Earth, Both

I am President of the UN created University for Peace, which has a strong commitment to the relationship between peace, security and the environment. I meet with young people around the world and I always come away enthused and encouraged.
Maurice Strong

Peace, Strong, Young

I learn something from criticism because when it comes from sources you respect you always examine it and learn.
Maurice Strong

Respect, Learn, Criticism

I was with Ted Turner when he came to see Kofi Annan - the Secretary-General of the UN - to announce his decision to put $1 billion to the service of UN projects and programs.
Maurice Strong

Decision, Put, Service

I've developed a huge regard for Toyota for its environmental awareness, for its immense commitment to research and development in this field, and for its leadership in developing hybrids which others are now following.
Maurice Strong

Leadership, Others, Research

I've got used to criticisms and, naturally, I try to make sure I don't listen to the more extreme ones because most of the people who have taken their right-wing extremist view of my life are people that I've never met.
Maurice Strong

Life, Try, Used

If you want to maintain a sustainable supply of fish you have to farm the fish, rather than mine them. So putting your money into fishing fleets that are going to exacerbate the problem by over-fishing is not the way to preserve the underlying asset.
Maurice Strong

Money, Problem, Rather

In addition to this, they already have a fuel cell car on the road in Japan. It is subsidized from within the corporation because they are still at a high cost.
Maurice Strong

Car, Road, High

Inertia is a powerful force in human and political affairs.
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Powerful, Political, Human

Most of my supporters are people who actually know me. I just continue to do the best I can and I don't bother to try and respond to every little bit because the best response is just to keep on doing what you think is right.
Maurice Strong

Best, Try, Keep

My belief is that the purpose of economic life is to meet the social needs of people.
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Life, Purpose, Social

Nevertheless, the concept of sustainable development is now known - even amongst those who haven't accepted it - and it's recognized, debated and followed by an increasing number of businesses.
Maurice Strong

Known, Number, Accepted

Not to say that corporations are perfect today, but even grand corporations like Dupont have made immense progress in translating some of their past environmentally damaging practices into new profit opportunities.
Maurice Strong

Today, Past, Made

One of the things that I've always thought I would like to do is to develop an environmental index. Then people can measure their own environmental performance on an index as they do in other ways.
Maurice Strong

Thought, Index, Ways

So, what we do as individuals matters. It adds up.
Maurice Strong

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.
Maurice Strong

Great, Important, Leader

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Businessman

Born: April 29, 1929

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