Earth Day is a worldwide event held every year to advocate for environmental conservation. It is a reminder of the importance of protecting and preserving the environment and inspires individuals around the world to unite in efforts for a healthier planet and a better tomorrow. This observance raises awareness, motivates action, and fosters a deep connection with the natural world. World Earth Day 2024, celebrated every year on Monday 22nd April, focuses on the theme 'Earth vs Plastic', highlighting the critical issue of plastic pollution and its negative impact on nature.
As we celebrate World Earth Day 2024, it is more important than ever to reflect on the beauty and fragility of our planet. Here are 20 inspiring quotes from visionaries and environmentalists that are poignant reminders of the urgent need to protect and protect our precious planet. (Also read: World Earth Day 2024: Date, theme, history, significance, activities to observe and reasons to celebrate this day. )
Inspirational quotes to share on World Earth Day
“The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth.” – Marlee Matlin
“The greatest threat to our planet is believing that someone else can save it.” – Robert Swan
“Every time you walk with nature, you receive more than you ask for.” – John Muir
The environment is where we all meet. Where we all have common interests. That's the one thing we all share. ” – Lady Bird Johnson
“The earth provides enough to meet everyone's needs, but not everyone's desires.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Spring has come again. The earth is like a child memorizing poetry.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
“What good is a house if there is no earth to support it?” – Henry David Thoreau, Familiar Letter
“The Earth is something we all have in common.” – Wendell Berry
“The environment is everything but me.” – Albert Einstein
“Conservation is a state of harmony between people and land.” – Aldo Leopold
“What makes Earth feel like hell is our expectation that Earth should feel like heaven.” – Chuck Palahniuk, The Damned
“Trees are the poems that the earth writes to the sky.” – Khalil Gibran, “Sand and Foam”
“The Earth lives within us.” – Matthew Edward Hall
“Western civilization is like a loaded gun pointed at the head of this planet.” – Terrence McKenna
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” – Rachel Carson, Sense of Wonder
“During the day, the banished sun circles the earth like a grieving mother with a lamp in her hand.” – Cormac McCarthy, The Road
“I'm very real, but not on this earth.” – Karl Lagerfeld
There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew members. ” – Marshall McLuhan
“The earth laughs at flowers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Nature paints for us a picture of infinite beauty every day.” – John Ruskin
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