Sustainability is a set of conditions and trends in a given system that can continue indefinitely Votes: 6
Alan AtKissonPeople 'over-produce' pollution because they are not paying for the costs of dealing with it. Votes: 5
Ha-Joon ChangThe first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them Votes: 4
Paul HawkenThe most patriotic thing you can do is to take care of the environment and try to live sustainably. Votes: 4
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.Sustainability is living on nature's income rather than living on its capital. Votes: 3
Murray Gell-MannSustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It's about doing more good. Votes: 3
Jochen ZeitzSustainability is treating ourselves and our environment as if we are to live on this earth forever. Votes: 3
Arron WoodIf you want creativity, take a zero off your budget. If you want sustainability, take off two zeros. Votes: 2
Jaime LernerThe first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them. Votes: 2
Paul HawkenSUSTAINABILITY EMPOWERS JUSTICE, SECURITY AND ULTIMATELY, HAPPINESS Votes: 1
Miguel Reynolds BrandaoSocial entrepreneurship represents the opportunity to redefine the role of government. Votes: 1
Robert HackerBan short-selling, high speed trading and all other instruments of pure speculation Votes: 1
Miguel Reynolds BrandaoWe cannot hope to create a sustainable culture with any but sustainable souls. Votes: 1
Derrick JensenBusiness is the most important institution on the planet for furthering human flourishing. Votes: 1
Paul GibbonsEvery profession bears the responsibility to understand the circumstances that enable its existence. Votes: 1
Robert GutmanThe key ingredient to progress, to getting ahead, is to leave a foundation behind. Votes: 1
Dov SeidmanWe need to defend the interests of those whom we've never met and never will. Votes: 1
Jeffrey D. SachsThe greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function. Votes: 1
Albert A. BartlettThe energy and daring is to resist the noes, until the final yes has been achieved. Votes: 1
Jeffrey D. SachsBuy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard. Votes: 1
Paul McCartneyI think all people want freedom, but they've got this idea inserted into their head about money. Votes: 1
Andy CouturierDeep inside, we still have a longing to be reconnected with the nature that shaped our imagination Votes: 1
Janine BenyusTime is what we have in this life, and how we use it determines what our life is. Votes: 1
Andy CouturierWithout environmental sustainability, economic stability and social cohesion cannot be achieved Votes: 0
Phil HardingPremium will increasingly be defined in terms of sustainability and environmental compatibility Votes: 0
Norbert ReithoferWe cannot choose between [economic] growth and sustainability - we must have both Votes: 0
Paul PolmanIf we don't get sustainability right in agriculture first, it won't happen anywhere. Votes: 0
Wes JacksonI used to think success would be sustainability. Not being behind the eight ball... Votes: 0
Ted LeoKeeping people on side is a precondition of making any progress on sustainability issues Votes: 0
Jonathon PorrittSlow Food unites the pleasure of food with responsibility, sustainability and harmony with nature. Votes: 0
Carlo PetriniIf we achieve our sustainability targets and no one else follows, we will have failed. Votes: 0
Paul PolmanI'm not a left-wing person. I'm just a person interested in the sustainability of my country. Votes: 0
Robert RedfordI think about sustainability all the time, whether it's with fish or farmers in Eastern Oregon. Votes: 0
Tom DouglasThis is not about creating a giant. It's about creating the sustainability of the steel industry. Votes: 0
Lakshmi MittalLabor believes in sustainability. We believe in acting on climate change, not just talking about it. Votes: 0
Anthony AlbaneseIn many ways, the idea of resilience is a more useful concept than the idea of sustainability. Votes: 0
Rob HopkinsAny city has to give some thought to its ambition and brand in order to set sustainability goals. Votes: 0
Ginni RomettyPlan for the sustainability of your success so that you do not drift back to failure and mediocrity. Votes: 0
Archibald MarwiziWe have a moral responsibility to protect the earth and ensure that our children and grandchildren have a healthy and sustainable environment in which to live. Votes: 2 Jim Clyburn
A hostility to modernity is shared by ideologies that have nothing else in common - a nostalgia for moral clarity, small-town intimacy, family values, primitive communism, ecological sustainability, communitarian solidarity, or harmonies with the rhythms of nature. Votes: 3 Steven Pinker
The future is green energy, sustainability, renewable energy. Votes: 2 Arnold Schwarzenegger
The future of our nation depends on our ability to produce food and fiber to sustain the world. Votes: 5 Phil Bredesen