«Earth Day»

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtfully committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead

Earth Day 1970 was irrefutable evidence that the American people understood the environmental threat and wanted action to resolve it.

Barry Commoner

If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we must celebrate Earth Day every day - at every meal.

Ingrid Newkirk

I was in college when tens of thousands of people marched on Washington for the first Earth Day. Raw sewage floated in rivers and clouds of smog hung over cities. But then something amazing happened. People spoke out. Thousands of students, workers, and ordinary citizens used their voices to say, ’This has to change.’

Frances Beinecke

It’s Earth day I wonder if we can plant more trees than people for a change?

Stanley Victor Paskavich

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

Leonardo DiCaprio

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

Scott Peters

Every day is Earth Day, and I vote we start investing in a secure climate future right now.

Jackie Speier

One billion people in 175 countries will mark Earth Day. That puts tea parties in perspective, doesn’t it?

Greg Dworkin

Well, perhaps the greatest achievement, and we didn’t know it at the time, was we held an Earth Day in 1970, and out of that Earth Day a lot of students got involved in saving the environment, or trying to.

Pete McCloskey

Ahh, Earth Day, the only day of the year where being able to hacky-sack will get you laid.

Jon Stewart

Every New Yorker has the right to clean air, safe drinking water, and healthy communities to raise their children - and you can rest assured that I will aggressively protect that right, not just on Earth Day, but every day.

Eric Schneiderman

We had some major successes and we did so because the country embraced the spirit of Earth Day and embraced this concept that we have to have forward-looking, visionary environmental policy and energy policy in this country.

Jay Inslee

In celebration of this Earth Day, I encourage all Members of the House to support legislation aimed at investing in the improvement of water quality in our Nation’s lakes, rivers, streams and estuaries.

Jerry Costello

On Earth Day, we celebrate all the gifts the world and nature make available to us. We recognize our complete dependence on its bounty. And we acknowledge the need for good stewardship to preserve its fruits for future generations.

John Hoeven