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Earth Day is just around the corner, happening on Thursday, April 22, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From its beginnings in 1970 through a proposal by John McConnell to UNESCO (and an adjustment by Gaylord Nelson), Earth Day is now internationally recognized in over 140 countries. In fact, it was on Earth Day back in 2016 when the Paris Agreement was signed with a goal to stop the global average temperature from rising more than 2 \u00b0C (3.6 \u00b0F).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Earth Day 2021, the official website<\/a> hostrf a 3-day worldwide event called Restore Our Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the world returns to normal [from the coronavirus pandemic], we can’t go back to business-as-usual.<\/p>2021 Earth Day website<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Starting on April 20th, a global youth climate summit will hold speeches, online talks, and other events discussing environmental justice and climate change activism. World-renowned guests include Alexandria Villase\u00f1or, Licypriya Kangujam, and the one and only Greta Thunberg!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Goodwall, we are passionate about promoting issues related to global warming, climate justice, and protecting our planet. To show our support for Earth Day in 2021, we rounded up great sayings, passages, and powerful statements from influential leaders past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading below to see our list of the top Earth Day quotes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  Here are 65+ of the best quotes for Earth Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  \tClimate change is the most severe problem that we are facing today, more serious even than the threat of terrorism.\t<\/p>\tDavid King\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe eyes of all future generations are upon you. And if you choose to fail us, I say – we will never forgive you.\t<\/p>\tGreta Thunberg\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.\t<\/p>\tAlbert Einstein\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tClimate 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.\t<\/p>\tBan Ki-moon\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tClimate change isn\u2019t something in the future. That narrative is fundamentally flawed because there are millions impacted and so many displaced already. That is the new inconvenient truth that no one wants to hear.\t<\/p>\tAneesa Khan\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThere is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.\t<\/p>\tDavid Attenborough\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tClimate change, in some regions, has aggravated conflict over scarce land, and could well trigger large-scale migration in the decades ahead. And rising sea levels put at risk the very survival of all small island states. These and other implications for peace and security have implications for the United Nations itself.\t<\/p>\tBan Ki-moon\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe time is past when humankind thought it could selfishly draw on exhaustible resources. We know now the world is not a commodity, is not a source of revenue; it\u2019s a common good, it\u2019s our heritage. And the consequences of climate change are fully known now \u2013 we\u2019re not talking about theories anymore, we\u2019re talking about certainties.\t<\/p>\tFran\u00e7ois Hollande\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  Related Read<\/strong>: Why Volunteer? 5 Great Benefits of Volunteering & Community Service<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  \tClimate change isn\u2019t an \u2018issue\u2019 to add to the list of things to worry about, next to health care and taxes. It is a civilizational wake-up call. A powerful message \u2014 spoken in the language of fires, floods, droughts, and extinctions \u2014 telling us that we need an entirely new economic model and a new way of sharing this planet. Telling us we need to evolve.\t<\/p>\tNaomi Klein\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tMen argue. Nature acts.\t<\/p>\tVoltaire\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tHe that plants trees loves others besides himself.\t<\/p>\tThomas Fuller\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWe must now agree on a binding review mechanism under international law, so that this century can credibly be called a century of decarbonization.\t<\/p>\tAngela Merkel\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tAnybody who doesn\u2019t see the impact of climate change is really, and I would say, myopic. They don\u2019t see the reality. It\u2019s so evident that we are destroying Mother Earth. This is not the problem of one country or a few countries: it is the problem of mankind. We need to work together to stop this. Otherwise, our future generations will simply disappear.\t<\/p>\tJuan Manuel Santos\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWind and other clean, renewable energy will help end our reliance on fossil fuels and combat the severe threat that climate change poses to humans and wildlife alike.\t<\/p>\tFrances Beinecke\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tProgress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.\t<\/p>\tGeorge Bernard Shaw\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  Related Read<\/strong>: 25+ Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes on Equality, Change & the Rule of Law<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  \tWe cannot burn our way to the future. We cannot pretend the danger does not exist — or dismiss it because it affects someone else.\t<\/p>\tBan Ki-moon\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tI’m often asked whether I believe in global warming. I now just reply with the question: Do you believe in gravity?\t<\/p>\tNeil deGrasse Tyson\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tClimate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are \u2013 rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call \u2018global challenges,\u2019 which require global solidarity.\t<\/p>\tBan Ki-moon\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tOne of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.\t<\/p>\tLeo Tolstoy\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth\u2026 these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity<\/a>, energy shortages, global health, food security, and women\u2019s empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all. <\/p>\tBan Ki-moon\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tLike music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.\t<\/p>\tJimmy Carter\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tClimate change is happening, humans are causing it, and I think this is perhaps the most serious environmental issue facing us.\t<\/p>\tBill Nye\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tClimate change is sometimes misunderstood as being about changes in the weather. In reality, it is about changes in our very way of life.\t<\/p>\tPaul Polman\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  Related Read<\/strong>: 35+ Powerful Martin Luther King Jr Quotes on Love, Peace & Activism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  \tThis is not a partisan debate; it is a human one. Clean air and water, and a livable climate are inalienable human rights. And solving this crisis is not a question of politics. It is our moral obligation.\t<\/p>\tLeonardo DiCaprio\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWe have a single mission: to protect and hand on the planet to the next generation.\t<\/p>\tFran\u00e7ois Hollande\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThere’s one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent threat of a changing climate.\t<\/p>\tBarack Obama\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  If we pollute the air, water and soil<\/a> that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us. <\/p>\tDavid Suzuki\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWe are the first generation to feel the sting of climate change, and we are the last generation that can do something about it.\t<\/p>\tJay Inslee\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tIf you don\u2019t act against climate change, then no matter how much money you leave for your children, it\u2019ll not even cover their healthcare bills, due to living in an unhealthy planet.\t<\/p>\tAbhijit Naskar\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  Related Read<\/strong>: How to Fight Climate Change: 7 Simple, Cheap & Effective Ways to Help<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  \tA nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.\t<\/p>\tFranklin D. Roosevelt\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tClimate 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.\t<\/p>\tMalcolm Turnbull\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tAs 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.\t<\/p>\tAl Gore\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.\t<\/p>\tMargaret Mead\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tI have long understood that climate change is not only an environmental issue \u2013 it is a humanitarian, economic, health, and justice issue as well.\t<\/p>\tFrances Beinecke\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe environment is where we all meet; where all of us have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.\t<\/p>\tLady Bird Johnson\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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  \tClimate change, if unchecked, is an urgent threat to health, food supplies, biodiversity, and livelihoods across the globe.\t<\/p>\tJohn F. Kerry\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWhile the problem can sometimes seem overwhelming, we can turn things around — but we must move beyond climate talk to climate action.\t<\/p>\tTed Turner\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe future will be green or not at all.\t<\/p>\tJonathon Porritt\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe climate is changing. The proper political debate would be how to deal with these risks.\t<\/p>\tSteven Chu\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWe are running out of time, and we must have a planetary solution to a planetary crisis.\t<\/p>\tAl Gore\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tBy the time we see that climate change is really bad, your ability to fix it is extremely limited\u2026 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.\t<\/p>\tBill Gates\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tI play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems. I believe mankind has looked at climate change in the same way, as if it were fiction.\t<\/p>\tLeonardo DiCaprio\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe clear and present danger of climate change means we cannot burn our way to prosperity. We already rely too heavily on fossil fuels and we need to find a new, sustainable path to the future we want. We need a clean industrial revolution.\t<\/p>\tBan Ki-moon\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWe must face up to an inescapable reality: the challenges of sustainability simply overwhelm the adequacy of our responses. With some honorable exceptions, our responses are too few, too little, and too late.\t<\/p>\tKofi A. Annan\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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  \tThe Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for.\t<\/p>\tErnest Hemingway\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWe can\u2019t take climate change and put it on the back burner. If we don\u2019t address climate change, we won\u2019t be around as humans.\t<\/p>\tConrad Anker\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tI want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is.\t<\/p>\tGreta Thunberg\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWe are all living together on a single planet, which is threatened by our own actions. And if you don\u2019t have some kind of global cooperation, nationalism is just not on the right level to tackle the problems, whether it\u2019s climate change or whether it\u2019s technological disruption.\t<\/p>\tYuval Noah Harari\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWhat\u2019s the use of a fine house if you haven\u2019t got a tolerable planet to put it on.\t<\/p>\tHenry David Thoreau\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tTwenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse.\t<\/p>\tDesmond Tutu\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWe are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to.\t<\/p>\tTerri Swearingen\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tIf you really think that the environment is less important than the economy, try holding your breath while you count your money.\t<\/p>\tGuy McPherson\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe Earth is what we all have in common.\t<\/p>\tWendell Berry\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  Related Read<\/strong>: 25 Small Acts You Can Do to Have a Great Impact<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  \tPeople of conscience need to break their ties with corporations financing the injustice of climate change.\t<\/p>\tDesmond Tutu\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.\t<\/p>\tJohn Paul II\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tOne of the biggest obstacles to making a start on climate change is that it has become a clich\u00e9 before it has even been understood.\t<\/p>\tTim Flannery\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tClimate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, and it is imperative that we act before it\u2019s too late.\t<\/p>\tJohn Delaney\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe 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.\t<\/p>\tAl Gore\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tAll things share the same breath — the beast, the tree, the man. The air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.\t<\/p>\tChief Seattle\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tI only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.\t<\/p>\tMother Teresa\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe shift to a cleaner energy economy won\u2019t happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.\t<\/p>\tBarack Obama\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  Related Read<\/strong>: 55+ Best Climate Change Quotes to Inspire Action for the Environment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe ultimate test of man\u2019s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.\t<\/p>\tGaylord Nelson\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tYou cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.\t<\/p>\tJane Goodall\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWe cannot compromise with the earth; we cannot compromise with the catastrophe of unchecked climate change, so we must compromise with one another.\t<\/p>\tGordon Brown\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tEven if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of water you drink, every bite you consume. Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea.\t<\/p>\tSylvia Earle\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThe cost of our success is the exhaustion of natural resources, leading to energy crises, climate change, pollution, and the destruction of our habitat. If you exhaust natural resources, there will be nothing left for your children. If we continue in the same direction, humankind is headed for some frightful ordeals, if not extinction.\t<\/p>\tChristian de Duve\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tThis is all wrong. I shouldn\u2019t be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to us young people for hope. How dare you! You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. And yet I\u2019m one of the lucky ones. People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!\t<\/p>\tGreta Thunberg\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  \tWe do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.\t<\/p>\tNative American Proverb\t<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  Related Read<\/strong>: How to Reduce Carbon Emissions & Lower Your Carbon Footprint<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Well, those are all our Earth Day quotes for now, and we hope it helps you celebrate nature, promote education around climate change, and simply inspire and enlighten. Got any other quotes about Earth Day or environmental sayings we ought to add above? Let us know in the comments, and have a happy Earth Day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Oh, and one more thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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