Quotes about "Environmental & Nature"

One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.' ”

In the spring of 1968, The Beatles and I were invited by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to travel to Riskikesh, India. Riskikesh has been an important spiritual place to many millions of people over the years. It is situated where the Ganges River flows out of the Himalayas, and to be in that atmosphere was something incredibly special. ”

The name 'The Beach Boys' is controlled by Brother Records Inc., which was founded by the original members of the Beach Boys and whose sole shareholders voted over a decade ago to grant me an exclusive license to tour as 'The Beach Boys.' With it, I've felt a great responsibility to uphold, honor and further our legacy. ”

You know, in a business, you have to operate on the basis of voluntary investment by individuals in a cause. With government, there is no voluntary effort to invest capital. It's just taken and invested. And the same accountability is not at play. The same natural forces in the economy are not at play. ”

My favorite weather pattern happens to be when it rains mud. Dust comes through. Rain on top of it. It rains mud. ”

To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless. ”

Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing. ”

With 100 million people, somebody is using your product in some interesting way. If you change it... you're going to break some use cases. ”

You cannot expect soldiers to change people's minds. That has to be done in other ways. ”

The problem is we have a Wall Street-to-Washington access of power that has controlled the political climate. The donor class feeds the political class who does the dance that the donor class wants. And the result is federal government keeps getting bigger. ”