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" I have a cow's valve in my heart. "
Maurice Strong
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" Well they do have a use, but we should never believe that any international conference is going to suddenly solve problems like the condition of the global environment. "
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Problems
Never
Environment
" Rumors of my wealth are greatly exaggerated. I have never been interested in money. "
Maurice Strong
Rumors
Been
Never
" We in the industrialized world make a greater difference because our ecological footprint, our impact on the condition of the environment, is 40 to 50 times larger than that of people in the developing world. "
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People
" I am retired from all my official roles, but I am still very active. I have close relationships at the U.N. I don't have any role at the U.N, but I'm still quite cooperative with a number of U.N. activities, in particular to China and that region. "
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Role
Relationships
I Am
" The combination of population growth and the growth in consumption is a danger that we are not prepared for and something we will need global co-operation on. "
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Need
Danger
Will
" We're either going to save Ihe world or no one will be saved. "
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Will
Either
Saved
" 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. "
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Canada
Right
Trouble
" I learn something from criticism because when it comes from sources you respect you always examine it and learn. "
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Learn
Always
Criticism
" We owe at least this much to future generations, from whom we have borrowed a fragile planet called Earth. "
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Much
Future Generations
Future
" The Prime Minister of India, at a meeting that I co-chaired a few months ago, stated that any development that is not sustainable is not development. "
Maurice Strong
Meeting
Development
India
" I've always made it clear that I do not believe that global government is either necessary or feasible. "
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Believe
Always
Government
" 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. "
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Situation
Attention
World
" 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. "
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Words
Environment
Earth
" Toyota was the first to put a commercial fuel cell powered car on the road, and I have no doubt that Toyota will continue to be in the front lines in the development of competitive fuel cell vehicles. "
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Development
Car
Doubt
" 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
Commitment
I Am
" 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. "
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Commitment
Environmental
Leadership
" 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. "
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Number
Development
Sustainable
" 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
Will
Accept
You
" Inertia is a powerful force in human and political affairs. "
Maurice Strong
Force
Human
Political
" 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
People
You
Think
" My son is the main shareholder of my company, and I help him explore some of those opportunities that are related to things I know about, such as energy and the environment. But I'm active because I can't think of anything else to do in my so-called retirement. "
Maurice Strong
Think
Opportunities
Help
" A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns. "
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Shift
Patterns
Less
" We must, from here on in, all go down the same path... There may not be another chance. "
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Path
Chance
Down
" So, what we do as individuals matters. It adds up. "
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Individuals
Adds
Matters
" 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. "
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Now
Management
Need
" 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. "
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Because
Within
Road
" 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. "
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Environmental
I Am
Earth
" 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. "
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Past
Today
Progress
" 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
Environmental
Leader
" 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. "
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UN
Decision
Service