Greta Thunberg Quotes

You must unite behind the science.

And the next second, they want to expand airports, and build new coal power plants and motorways.

Humanity is now standing at a crossroads

Our House is on fire and you are fuelling the flames.

This ongoing irresponsible behaviour will no doubt be remembered in history as one of the greatest failures of humankind.

I think it is insane that people are gathered here to talk about the climate, and they arrive here in private jets.

If there are no positive things to tell, then what should we do, should we spread false hope? We can’t do that, we have to tell the truth.

There is hope – I’ve seen it – but it does not come from the governments or corporations, it comes from the people.

We can change and people are ready for change.

You must not gamble your children’s future on the flip of a coin.

People in power have got away with not doing anything.

I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic.

We are striking because we have done our homework and they have not.

Humans are very adaptable: we can still fix this.

Everything needs to change – and it has to start today.

We must start today. We have no more excuses.

Without pressure from the people, our leaders can basically get away with not doing anything.

Together and united, we are unstoppable.

Since our leaders are behaving like children, we will have to take the responsibility they should have taken long ago.

Why should I be studying for a future that soon may be no more, when no one is doing anything to save that future?

Sometimes we just simply have to find a way.

It is still not too late to act

We deserve a safe future. And we demand a safe future. Is that really too much to ask?

Without that sense of urgency, how can we, the people, understand that we are facing a real crisis?

You must take action. You must do the impossible. Because giving up is never an option.

I’m sure the moment we start behaving as if we were in an emergency, we can avoid climate and ecological catastrophe.