To me, you’re either an activist or an inactivist. Louie Psihoyos More Quotes by Louie Psihoyos More Quotes From Louie Psihoyos Humanity is creating an extinction event that will make every war ever fought a footnote to history. We belong to the only generation in history that can turn this around - we're one step away from greatness or the biggest disaster since the meteor wiped out the dinosaurs. Louie Psihoyos creatinggreatnesswar Cowspiracy may be the most important film made to inspire saving the planet. Louie Psihoyos savingimportantinspire The single most impactful thing you can do today is adopt a more plant-based diet. Louie Psihoyos dietsplanttoday A vegetarian driving a Hummer emits less carbon than a meat eater on a bicycle. Louie Psihoyos vegetariandrivingmeat What gives me hope is art - it's the most powerful weapons ever created. It's a weapon of mass construction. Louie Psihoyos powerfulgivingart At the end of the century, humans will look back at our impact on the planet and World War II will be a footnote compared to us presiding over the largest loss of biodiversity since a meteor hit the planet sixty-five million years ago. Louie Psihoyos impactlosswar Change doesn't need to be overwhelming; it is not impossible. Louie Psihoyos overwhelmingimpossibleneeds Our planet is currently undergoing a mass extinction of species called the Anthropocene - the Age of Man. Louie Psihoyos mass-extinctionagemen I want to do the most subversive thing I couldn't do as a child: I want to take back the planet's future. Louie Psihoyos planetswantchildren If you can reach just 10 percent of the population, you can begin to reach a tipping point; that's where true social movements take place - it's a numbers game. And when you reach that number, the truth becomes obvious and empires of injustice crumble and fall. Louie Psihoyos gamesnumbersfall Half of all species on Earth could disappear by the end of the century because of our collective impact. Louie Psihoyos impacthalfearth The action we take in the next few years will impact the Earth hundreds of millions of years from now. Louie Psihoyos impactearthyears I lived through the Cold War as a child, and we always thought a nuclear bomb could end life everywhere at any time. On one hand, it created an atmosphere where you lived for the moment - because it could end at any second - but on the other, it warped a generation into thinking t there was no reasonable expectation of building a future that could be vaporized at any moment by a few morons. Louie Psihoyos warchildrenthinking Yes, we need to change, but simple changes can have profound impacts. Louie Psihoyos impactsimpleprofound
