#sustainable

We have revenue coming in. We can pay our interest payments. And then we can prioritize what government programs that have been given to the American people that are unsustainable promises that have been made by reckless politicians that can't possibly be sustained. We can determine which one of those if any we need to keep. ↗

— Todd Rokita

#american people #any #been #coming #determine

The reality is that a consumer culture which chucks out its iPhones for a new version every nine months is completely unsustainable, because Earth has already reached the tipping point. 'The General Strike' attempts to personalize these issues and encourage listeners to look for a new model. ↗

— Justin Sane

#attempts #because #completely #consumer #culture

The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function. ↗

— Albert A. Bartlett

#humanity #life #science #sustainability #sustainable-development

It’s cool when fashion recycles itself, it’s not cool when sustainable living does because it means there was (and is as I write) a period of absolute and possibly irreversible destruction. ↗

— Cameron Conaway

#environment #fashion #nature #rational #religion

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance. ↗

— Kofi Annan

#challenge #development #equality #gender #goal

The key to truly rebuilding our central city on a vital and sustainable foundation is people. ↗

— Alan Autry

#city #foundation #key #our #people

The realization of a sustainable economic development strategy for Maine's Native American communities has always been a priority and a critical element of my administration's overall economic development strategy. ↗

— John Baldacci

#always #american #been #communities #critical

It's not about the pace, it's about the direction we've set. The pace is of course a function of many factors, including the magnitude of the supply shock. But what's probably more important is the probability of the supply shock translating into sustainable embedded inflation. ↗

— Marek Belka

#course #direction #embedded #factors #function

The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#african #against #aids #armed #caused

I think it's absolutely clear that the fiscal path we are on is not sustainable, and for me, the best analogy is these deficits are like a cancer, and over time they will destroy the country from within. ↗

— Erskine Bowles

#analogy #best #cancer #clear #country