“If each of us is to feel that he or she is valued, this calls for more than public funding.” Quote by Kjell Magne Bondevik
“Extremists and populist movements are exploiting people's fear of those who are not like us. We can see the consequences in the form of terrorism and racially motivated violence.” PeopleFormViolenceMovementConsequenceTerrorismMotivatedExtremistPopulist Author:Kjell Magne Bondevik
“There is a need for more effective dialogue... between the government and the international community.” NeedsGovernmentCommunityInternationalDialogueInternational Community Author:Kjell Magne Bondevik
“Strengthening the role the United Nations can play...will require serious examination of the need to extend into the international arena the rule of law and the principle of taxation to finance agreed actions which provide the basis for governance at the national level. But this will not come about easily. Resistance to such changes is deeply entrenched. They will come about not through the embrace of full blown world government, but as a careful and pragmatic response to compelling imperatives and the inadequacies of alternatives.” WorldNeedsPlayGovernmentActionLawNationsLevelsUnitedPrinciplesRolesSeriousBasesEmbraceResponseInternationalCarefulResistanceFinanceAlternativesCompellingUnited NationsArenaTaxationGovernanceImperativesExaminationRule Of LawPragmaticStrengtheningInadequacyWorld Government Author:Maurice Strong
“What if a small group of world leaders were to conclude that the principal risk to the Earth comes from the actions of the rich countries?... In order to save the planet, the group decides: Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring that about?” IfsWorldHumansCountryActionEarthOrderChangeResponsibilityLeaderRichRiskGroupsPlanetsCivilizationChanging The WorldWhat IfCollapsePrincipalSmall GroupsWorld LeaderSave The PlanetRich Countries Author:Maurice Strong
“We're either going to save the world or no one will be saved.” WorldSavedSave The World Author:Maurice Strong
“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.” NeedsGrowthDangerPreparedPopulationCombinationOperationsConsumptionPopulation GrowthWorld Population Author:Maurice Strong
“I've developed a huge regard for Toyota for its environmental awareness, for its immense commitment to research and development in this field, and for its leadership in developing hybrids which others are now following.” LeadershipAwarenessFieldsHugeDevelopmentResearchCommitmentRegardEnvironmentalFollowingDevelopingImmenseHybridResearch And DevelopmentToyota Author:Maurice Strong
“One of the things that Ive always thought I would like to do is to develop an environmental index. Then people can measure their own environmental performance on an index as they do in other ways.” PeopleWayPerformancesEnvironmental Author:Maurice Strong
“Inertia is a powerful force in human and political affairs.” HumansPoliticalForcePowerfulAffairInertia Author:Maurice Strong