48 Inspiring Earth Day Quotes [Latest 2022]

Earth Day is coming up on April 22, but you don’t need to wait until then to appreciate our planet and all that it provides for us. Throughout history, famous celebrities, historians, authors, and voices everywhere have inspired people through their quotes about our planet. Below is a list of the best Earth Day quotes to help you get in the spirit of the holiday.

Our Favorite Earth Day Quotes

“If every day were Earth Day, we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson

“I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.- earth day quotes” — Mother Teresa

“We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.” — Barack Obama

“Land really is the best art.” — Andy Warhol

“We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.” — Albert Einstein

“To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people’s trash.” — Bill Nye

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu

“It is a blessing to be the color of the earth; do you know how often flowers confuse me for home?- earth day quotes” — Rupi Kaur

“You don’t live on Earth, you are passing through.” — Rumi

“The miracle is not to fly in the air or to walk on water, but to walk on the earth.” — Chinese proverb

“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

“I firmly believe nature brings solace in all troubles.” — Anne Frank

“If you can’t be in awe of nature, there’s something wrong with you.” — Alex Trebek

“Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.- earth day quotes” — Carl Sagan

“What about naming trees? … If we have a tree in our name, we want that tree to live.” — Jane Goodall

“The most environmentally friendly product is the one you didn’t buy.” — Joshua Becker

“All we have to do is to wake up and change.- earth day quotes” — Greta Thunberg

“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” — Kahlil Gibran

“Time spent among trees is never time wasted.” — Katrina Mayer

“Let every breath, every word, and every step make the Mother Earth proud of us.” — Amit Ray

“The environment is where we all meet, where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” — Lady Bird Johnson

“Dear old world, You are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.” — Lucy Maud Montgomery

“I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours.” — Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

“The Earth has music for those who listen.” — William Shakespeare

“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” — John Ruskin

“What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?- earth day quotes” — Henry David Thoreau

“We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.” — Barbara Ward

“Break clear away once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” — John Muir

“The Earth laughs in flowers.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I feel very passionately that we need to take care of the planet and everything on it. Whether it’s saving the Amazon or just being kind to those around you, we need to take care of each other and Mother Earth.” — Olivia Newton-John

“He that plants trees loves others besides himself.” — Thomas Fuller

“One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.” — Leo Tolstoy

“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” — John Ruskin

“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” — Jimmy Carter

“Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.” — George Washington Carver

“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.” — Helen Keller

“The Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for.” — Ernest Hemingway

“The proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it.” — Barry Commoner

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” — Robert Swan

“Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.” — Scott Peters

“As cheesy as it sounds, truly every day is Earth Day.” — Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

“It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members, and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.” — Dalai Lama

“We can do this. This is the biggest emergent social movement in all of history. We can do this. And if anybody thinks that we don’t have the political will, remember, political will is itself a renewable resource.” — Al Gore

“You are not Atlas carrying the world on your shoulder. It is good to remember that the planet is carrying you.” — Vandana Shiva

“I need to be outside. I need to be in the world and to remember that I am of it.” — John Green

“We can’t save the planet without uplifting the voices of its people, especially those most often unheard.” — Leah Thomas

“Do something. Pay your rent for the privilege of living on this beautiful, blue-green, living Earth.” — Dave Foreman

“Together we can preserve the forest, securing this immense treasure for the future of all our children.” — Chico Mendes

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