Maurice Strong
Maurice Strong
Maurice Frederick Strong, PC, CC, OM, FRSC, FRS, FRAICwas a Canadian oil and mineral businessman and a diplomat who served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth29 April 1929
CountryCanada
Maurice Strong quotes about
commitment leader world
Occupy World Street is a masterpiece which deserves to get wide circulation and commitment by world leaders.
taken views wings
I've got used to criticisms and, naturally, I try to make sure I don't listen to the more extreme ones because most of the people who have taken their right-wing extremist view of my life are people that I've never met.
world save-the-world saved
We're either going to save the world or no one will be saved.
growth population needs
The combination of population growth and the growth in consumption is a danger that we are not prepared for and something we will need global co-operation on.
people needs purpose
My belief is that the purpose of economic life is to meet the social needs of people.
please-me development agendas
What pleases me most is that sustainable development is on almost everybody's agenda now.
numbers roles china
I am retired from all my official roles, but I am still very active. I have close relationships at the U.N. I don't have any role at the U.N, but I'm still quite cooperative with a number of U.N. activities, in particular to China and that region.
criticism littles homework
Anyone who is seriously interested in me would usually do a little more homework and realise that the extreme criticisms are almost exclusively ideologically based.
rumor wealth exaggerated
Rumors of my wealth are greatly exaggerated. I have never been interested in money.
world matter add
So, what we do as individuals matters. It adds up.
attitude responsibility law
It is the responsibility of each human being today to choose between the force of darkness and the force of light. We must therefore transform our attitudes, and adopt a renewed respect for the superior laws of Divine Nature.
country raw-materials six-months
A citizen of an advanced industrialized nation consumes in six months the energy and raw materials that have to last the citizen of a developing country his entire lifetime.
criticism source
I learn something from criticism because when it comes from sources you respect you always examine it and learn.
commitment research-and-development environmental
I've developed a huge regard for Toyota for its environmental awareness, for its immense commitment to research and development in this field, and for its leadership in developing hybrids which others are now following.