Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Greta Thunberg Quotes
Climate ChangeEnvironmental PolicyAccountability If burning fossil fuels was so bad that it threatened our very existence, how could we just continue like before? Why were there no restrictions? Why wasn't it made illegal? To me, that did not add up.
IndividualityNonconformityUnique Perspective I don't think I would be interested in the climate at all if I had been like everyone else.
UniversalityGlobal IssuesCore Problems When I have been travelling around to speak in different countries, I am always offered help to write about the specific climate policies in specific countries. But that is not really necessary. Because the basic problem is the same everywhere.
EnvironmentalismIsolationClimate Change It felt like I was the only one who cared about the climate and the ecological crisis. My parents didn't care about it, my classmates didn't care about it, my relatives didn't care about this. I mean nobody I knew cared about this and I felt like I was the only one.
HumilitySelf-PerceptionDownplaying Achievement I do not see myself as a celebrity or an icon or things like that... I have not really done anything.
RoutineTravelLonging I really miss having a routine because now I've been on the road constantly for several months. I like routines, so it would be nice to get those routines back.
CriticismPowerHypocrisyIrony I feel strange when I get applauded by people in power... because it's obvious that it's them I'm criticizing, but they can't show that in front of the cameras. It's quite funny sometimes.
AwarenessIgnoranceEnvironmentalismResponsibility I mean, people aren't continuing like this and not doing anything because they are evil, or because they don't want to. We aren't destroying the biosphere because we are selfish. We are doing it simply because we are unaware.
SustainabilityEconomic ValuesClimate ChangeSuccess We should no longer measure our wealth and success in the graph that shows economic growth, but in the curve that shows the emissions of greenhouse gases.
Climate ChangeActivismLeadershipFutureChange For 25 years countless people have come to the U.N. climate conferences begging our world leaders to stop emissions and clearly that has not worked as emissions are continuing to rise. So I will not beg the world leaders to care for our future. I will instead let them know change is coming whether they like it or not.
Climate ChangeDenialPrioritiesExistential Crisis At first when I heard about climate change, I was a climate denier. I didn't think it was happening. Because if there really was an existential crisis like that, that would threaten our civilisation, we wouldn't be focusing on anything else. That would be our first priority. So I didn't understand how that added up.
Self-WorthUnityAchievement We should not underestimate ourselves, because if lots of individuals go together then we can accomplish almost anything.
ResilienceDefianceIgnoring Negativity I don't care about hate and threats from climate crisis deniers. I just ignore them.
EmissionsCorporate ResponsibilityGovernment Responsibility Most emissions aren't caused by individuals, they're caused by corporations and states.
Climate CrisisBlameResponsibility Some people say that the climate crisis is something that we will have created, but that is not true, because if everyone is guilty then no one is to blame. And someone is to blame.
Climate ActionAdvocacyResponsibilityFame It is hard sometimes to always be at the centre of attention, but when you talk about me you also have to talk about the climate.
FutureResponsibilityForesight We can't just continue living as if there was no tomorrow, because there is a tomorrow.
HypocrisyDouble StandardsInactionClimate Responsibility Many people seem to have this double moral. They say one thing and then do another thing. They say that the climate crisis is very important and yet they do nothing about it.
Individual ChangeSystemic Change Of course, individual change doesn't make much difference in a holistic picture... but we need both systemic change and individual change.
Climate CrisisEcological CrisisAccountabilityPolitical Inaction For way too long the politicians and people in power have got away with not doing anything at all to fight the climate crisis and ecological crisis.
HopeHumanityEmpowerment I'm telling you there is hope. I have seen it, but it does not come from the governments or corporations. It comes from the people.
Climate CrisisLeadership AccountabilityEnvironmental Awareness I have been on the road and visited numerous places and met people from all over the globe. I can say that it looks nearly the same everywhere I have been: The climate crisis is ignored by people in charge, despite the science being crystal clear.
Climate ChangeEnvironmentDespairEducation When I was maybe eight or nine years old, I first learned about the climate crisis in school. My teachers taught me about it and we saw films and pictures of plastic in the ocean and extreme weather events. Those pictures were just stuck in my head; I thought, there is no point in anything.
ActionAccountabilityDemandsProtest We are not going to be satisfied by politicians saying 'we support you' and then walking away. We won't be satisfied until they meet our demands and act. That's why simply taking a selfie or posting support on Twitter isn't enough. That's why we have to keep striking.
Climate CrisisSpeaking OutResponsibilityCourage We are at a time in history where everyone with any insight of the climate crisis that threatens our civilisation - and the entire biosphere - must speak out in clear language, no matter how uncomfortable and unprofitable that may be.
ExcellenceAmbitionPushing Limits To do your best is no longer good enough. We now have to do the seemingly impossible.
Climate ActionEnvironmental AwarenessPolitical Movement By stopping flying, you don't only reduce your own carbon footprint but also that sends a signal to other people around you that the climate crisis is a real thing and that helps push a political movement.
AwarenessEnvironmentClimateMedia The thing that's made me open my eyes to what was happening to the environment and climate was films and documentaries.
Environmental CrisisRoot CauseCollective ActionBig Picture Thinking I think that once you fully understand the climate and ecological emergencies, then you know what you can do as well. And, of course, there's a lot of things you can do in your everyday life, but we cannot be focusing on these individual things you can do. We have to see the full picture.
NeurodiversitySocial NormsInnovationAcceptanceIndividuality I have Asperger's, I'm on the autism spectrum, so I don't really care about social codes. It makes you think differently.
Climate ChangeActionFuture ConsequencesPrioritiesCollapse My message is that if we do not care about the climate crisis and if we do not act now then almost no other question is going to matter in the future.
CollaborationCollective ActionCommunity BuildingMobilization The best thing about my protest has been to see how more and more people have been coming and getting involved.
Environmental ImpactClimate ChangeIndividual ResponsibilitySustainable LivingCarbon Footprint I don't fly because of the enormous climate impact of aviation per person.
Environmental SustainabilityInnovationCollective ActionGreenhouse Gas Reduction Solving the climate crisis is the greatest and most complex challenge that homo sapiens have ever faced. The main solution, however, is so simple that even a small child can understand it. We have to stop our emissions of greenhouse gases.
SustainabilityReducing Ecological ImpactMinimalism I personally have stopped flying. I have stopped eating meat and dairy.
PossibilityEmpowermentResponsibilityInfluenceChange It is our future on the line, and we must at least have a say in it.
FearActionResilienceCourage I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act.
YouthUrgencyResponsibilityEnvironmentalismAction People tell me that they are so hopeful when they see me and other children 'school-striking,' and they say, 'Oh the children are going to save us.' But no, we aren't. We are too young to be able to do that. We don't have time to wait for us to grow up and fix this in the future.
ConfidencePreparationPurposeFocus So when I speak in front of thousands, tens of thousands of people, I don't really get nervous because I know what I want to say and I know what message I want to give.
CollaborationKnowledgeActionTrustProgress My message to the Americans is the same as to everyone - that is to unite behind the science and to act on the science.
Self-CommitmentDedicationPerseveranceAmbition I have promised myself that I'm going to do everything I can for as long as I can.