The bureaucracies that are in place now, they're not going to change, they're not going to stop. Ian Somerhalder More Quotes by Ian Somerhalder More Quotes From Ian Somerhalder The only way I'm going to be able to really, truly live a moment is if it actually means something to me. Ian Somerhalder ablemeanway I learned that Canadians are furious because Canada is exporting water to the United States. Their lakes are shrinking because they're selling water to the U.S. We water our golf courses and every ice cream shop and every coffee shop in the country because the health inspector has said you have to have a steady stream of water cleaning your spoons that you're frothing milk with and their ice cream scoopers. Are you kidding me? We're wasting all this water while we're sucking it from Canada and they're watching their lakes shrink? Ian Somerhalder coffeegolfcountry Men are intimidated by smart women. They make us want to kick up our game more. Ian Somerhalder smartgamesmen We are the environment. The world is literally one biological process. The trees are our lungs. Look at the Amazon River system next to a human cardiovascular system, look at corals or trees and look at our lungs, you literally cannot tell the difference. They’re the same. So when we destroy our environment, we’re effectively destroying ourselves. Ian Somerhalder differencesriverstree It's impossible to imagine our planet without coral. Ian Somerhalder planetsimagineimpossible I mean it’s never a problem Ian Somerhalder really-coolproblemmean We the people are the change makers. Ian Somerhalder makerspeople Looking around the world at these wildlife, it's abundantly clear that humans have benefited from nature in so many ways but have also brought many species to the brink of extinction...The American people that I interact with through my IS Foundation work do not want to allow this to happen; they do not want to let these species go without a fight; and they see the way in which nature provides for people around the world. Ian Somerhalder environmentalfightingpeople We will, at some point, reflect back at our rampant acceptance of speciesism with profound regret. Our journey to understanding that all demonstrations of life possess equal value is a slow and harrowing one. Ian Somerhalder regretacceptancejourney We all love guarantees in life. Ian Somerhalder guarantees-in-lifeguarantees Commitment is making a choice to follow through or to honor. Engagement and guarantee - we all love guarantees in life. Making a commitment, whether it's for something like climate change or to my family, or even to my fans - what that means to me is, whether on paper or verbally or spiritually, making a promise to guarantee that I will fulfill whatever agreement we have. Ian Somerhalder guarantees-thatmeancommitment Animal cruelty is one of the most unfortunate and barbaric demonstrations of human beings manipulating ill conceived notions of ‘power’ over other species. Ian Somerhalder crueltydemonstrationanimal The coming together of like-minded individuals through action is what's needed to see wide spread change for us, our planet and its creatures. Ian Somerhalder individualtogetheraction No one knows what women want! Ian Somerhalder women-wantknowswant I'm from New Orleans. There's a lot of vampire mystique and mythology that resonates there, and I was fascinated by it. I always wanted to play one. Ian Somerhalder vampirenew-orleansplay We have so many alternatives, like kenaf. It produces more crop, it's hardier, and creates incredible paper products. Why are we deforesting for pulp and paper when we have a logical and efficient solution in plants like kenaf or bamboo? It doesn't make sense to me at all. I'm inviting anyone else who thinks the same to reach out and get involved with our think tanks around creating tree free alternatives ASAP. Ian Somerhalder creatingtreethinking Kids are meeting in coffee shops and basements figuring out what's unsustainable in their communities. That's the future. Ian Somerhalder coffeecommunitykids The word love carries the same vibration in any language. Ian Somerhalder words-lovelanguagevibrations They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. It's the same way with women... or at least the ones I want to be with. Ian Somerhalder wantheartmen Think about this: If water is the blood of our planet flowing through veinous rivers, streams, and into our oceans, what does that make coral? Our heart. We simply cannot survive without our heart; therefore, it's mandatory we heal and protect our coral reefs now. Ian Somerhalder oceanheartthinking
