Maurice Strong Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“We're either going to save Ihe world or no one will be saved.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“My belief is that the purpose of economic life is to meet the social needs of people.”

“Rumors of my wealth are greatly exaggerated. I have never been interested in money.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Anyone who is seriously interested in me would usually do a little more homework and realise that the extreme criticisms are almost exclusively ideologically based.”

“So, what we do as individuals matters. It adds up.”