25 result(s) for Municipal Infrastructure Sustainability Quotes.
"The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value."
"We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to."
"The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth."
"We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the Earth as its other creatures do."
"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."
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"The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard."
"What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"
"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it."
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
"Waste is a tax on the whole people."
"It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the world in which we all live."
"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government."
"Public service is a public trust."
"It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time."
"Infrastructure is a necessity, not a luxury."
"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
"Environmental sustainability is the next frontier."
"There is no more strategic issue for a company - or any organization - than its ultimate purpose. For those who think business exists to make a profit, I say that business MUST make a profit. Otherwise it won't exist. But if that's the ONLY thing you're doing, it's not a sustainable reason for being."
"Every generation takes the world as it is, and innovates. We're part of that process. We can't fix everything, but we can fix some things."
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"We are faced with the historical challenge of determining whether we can evolve a world culture which is informed by a broad ecological awareness of our place in the biosphere."
"Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It's about doing more good."
"We are running the risk of a self-induced disaster."
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
