Greta Thunberg

Climate Activist, Student Swedish Born 2003 (age 23)

Young climate activist leading global movement for climate action.

367 quotes

"I'm fighting for my future, and you should be too."
Courage
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."
Wisdom
"The crisis is not coming, it is here."
Truth
"At school, you learn that the planet is dying and everything is falling apart, then they tell you to become an accountant."
Education
"No one is too small to make a difference."
Strength
"I want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is."
Motivation
"You say you love your children above all else, and yet you are stealing their future."
Family
"How dare you."
Justice
"We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money."
Nature
"The climate crisis is not just about the environment, it's about justice."
Peace
"We can't just continue living as if there is no tomorrow."
Time
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."
Leadership
"I learned you are never too small to make a difference."
Inspiration
"Change is coming, whether you like it or not."
Power
"We have not come here to beg world leaders to care, we have come here to tell them to act."
Politics
"The science is clear, but it's not getting through."
Science
"We deserve a future, and we will fight for it."
Hope
"Your inaction is a choice, and it has consequences."
Work
"You cannot live your life as if there's no tomorrow."
Life
"Listen to the scientists, they've been warning us for decades."
Knowledge
"The older generation will not save us, we have to save ourselves."
Perseverance
"I shouldn't be up here, you should all be up here."
Leadership
"This is all wrong, I shouldn't be standing here."
Truth
"The world needs us to act like we're in a crisis."
Courage
"If the adults won't take responsibility, the young will."
Patience
"We demand change, and we demand it now."
Motivation
"There is no planet B."
Nature
"Our house is still on fire, your inaction speaks volumes."
Fear
"We need to listen to those who are suffering the most."
Kindness
"The time for half-measures is over."
Change