"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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Source : "Maurice Strong on climate 'conspiracy', Bilberberg and population control". Interview with Leo Hickman, www.theguardian.com. June 23, 2010.

Maurice Strong

#Growth Quotes #Population Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Success is seldom permanent, and failure is seldom fatal. The important thing is to keep trying.”
“There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.”
“Der Mensch ist, was er isst. Man is what he eats.”
“For most Americans the Constitution had become a hazy document, cited like the Bible on ceremonial occasions but forgotten in the daily transactions of life.”
“Youth is the spring-time of life. It is the time to acquire information, so that we may show it off in after years and paralyze people with what we know.”
“I continue to be very shy. I think a lot of actors and performers are really weird, shy people working it out onstage. I don't know why that is.”
“The way to live in the present is to remember that "This too shall pass." When you experience joy, remembering that "This too shall pass" helps you savor the here and now. When you experience pain and sorrow, remembering that "This too shall pass" reminds you that grief, like joy, is only temporary.”
“Our children ... are not treated with sufficient respect as human beings, and yet from the moment they are born they have this right to respect. We keep them children for too long, their world separate from the real world of life.”

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