Every day can be an Earth Day with the right inspiration. Earth911 has gathered 20 great ideas from authors and thinkers around the world and focused on continuing to think for the environment every day. It takes us a few minutes to find a quote that reminds us that we can all make a difference. Look at the world with an environmental perspective when you buy what you want, how you want to treat the planet, and when others lead you to recycling and reuse.
If you want to join Earth in 2020, you can do it even if you are socially distancing. Some events have been postponed in response to Covid-19, but others have now become virtual. visit Earth Day 2025 Event Page To find local Earth Day events and find other ways to attend remotely.
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1.
“Nature is everyone’s Notre Dame.”
–Earth911[Tweet This]
2.
“I can’t spend the afternoon and bring it with you.”
– Annie Dillard [Tweet This]
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“Nature cannot command except to obey.”
– Francis Bacon [Tweet This]
4.
“No designer is better than nature.”
– Alexander McQueen [Tweet This]
5.
“The Earth laughs with flowers.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson [Tweet This]
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“Placing your hands on a river is to feel the chords that connect the earth.”
– Burley Lopez [Tweet This]7.
“Run freely in the wild like a waterfall.”
– Anamika Mishra [Tweet This]
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“I don’t refuse to do what I can because I can’t do everything.”
– Helen Keller [Tweet This]
9.
“I’ll do nothing but memories. Leave something other than footprints.”
– Chief Sealth [Tweet This]
10.
“The universe is within us. We are made of stars. We are the way the universe knows itself.”
– Karl Sagan [Tweet This]
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“The garden suggests that there may be places to meet nature along the way.”
– Michael Polan [Tweet This]
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“Science, like art, is not a copy of nature, but a reenactment of her.”
– Jacob Bronowski [Tweet This]
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“Make a Earth Day every day.”
—Earth911 [Tweet This]
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“Good river is the natural life job of singing.”
– Mark Helplin [Tweet This]
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“For most of history, humans have had to fight nature to survive. In this century, he is beginning to realize that in order to survive, he has to protect it.”
– Jacques Yves Cousteau [Tweet This]
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“Nature is indifferent to our love, but it is never dishonest.”
– Edward Abbey [Tweet This]
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“I think the old magic draws a lot of its strength from its perception. It means we are part of that world.”
– Robin Hobb [Tweet This]
18.
“There’s something wonderful about nature.”
– Aristotle [Tweet This]
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“I believe in God. I spell nature.”
– Frank Lloyd Wright [Tweet This]
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“Men claim that nature will act.”
– Voltaire [Tweet This]
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on April 22, 2019.
