Leadership Quotes

"Leadership means facing difficult truths and helping others understand them."

"We have the solutions; we lack only the political will."

"Climate change is not a problem for scientists to solve—it's a problem for movements to solve."

"The strongest form of protest is to imagine and build alternatives."

"It is not about being young. It is about the message and the content of that message."

"I am calling on you to do everything you can."

"The world is changing, and you can either lead or get out of the way."

"Bureaucrats are not policy makers. They are the instruments of policy makers."

"The best leaders are those who know when to step aside."

"Leadership is the ability to inspire others to believe in themselves."

"All the world's a stage, and all the people in it merely players—but some are learning to direct."

"The Sierra Club will be remembered not for what it preserved, but for what it failed to protect."

"The national parks are America's best idea—and we are letting them slip away."

"The most important fight is the one fought in the hearts of people."

"We have enough technology to save the world; we lack only the moral courage."

"Scientists have a special responsibility to speak truth about what the evidence shows."

"We have the knowledge and technology to address climate change - what we lack is political will."

"We must allow young people to have a voice in decisions that will determine their future."

"Climate change will define the character of this generation in the eyes of those who come after."

"The climate crisis demands leadership from every sector of society."

"Those of us who have been privileged to receive education should be models for the rest of the society."

"The world is watching and waiting for those of us who believe in democracy to ensure that it works."

"You are not born a leader, you become one through your actions."

"We must be the change we wish to see in the world."

"Leadership requires compassion and understanding."

"Leadership is service to the people."

"We have the technology to solve climate change. What we lack is the political will."

"Business as usual is no longer an option."

"We need to mobilize at the scale of the crisis."

"We have everything we need except the political will to act."