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Gina Lopez
85 quotes
“Yes, mining creates a few jobs and perhaps a few schools, and a few people enrich themselves, but thousands suffer and water sources are polluted for generations afterward. Mining is just greed and selfishness.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://newint.org/columns/makingwaves/2018/01/01/gina-lopez
“I believe that through care of the environment and adequate marketing, communities can get out of poverty in record time. The mainstream performance indicators are way more impressive than that of mining, which has been going for over a hundred years and has nothing to show for it, except the enrichment of a few and the destruction for generations to come.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://newint.org/columns/makingwaves/2018/01/01/gina-lopez
“The environment is not separate from us, we are part of it.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We cannot protect what we do not love.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The earth does not belong to us, we belong to the earth.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are stewards of the environment, not owners.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The future of our planet lies in our hands, let's take care of it.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every action we take has an impact on the environment, choose wisely.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nature is our greatest teacher, let's learn from it.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We need to shift from a mindset of exploitation to one of stewardship.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Protecting the environment is not a choice, it is a responsibility.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The beauty of nature is a gift, let's cherish and protect it.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I get a kick out of helping people.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wouldn’t have been exposed to that if I stayed in Forbes Park all my life.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Just watch me, I will transform this into a paradise for children.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s a consciousness thing. There are different levels of being and one continues to evolve. The people who are apathetic will not be that way forever. Life is a constant state of evolution. The universe will always see to it that everyone grows.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Education, nutrition, environment, money — these are simple, important things that make life complete. The economic numbers alone don’t translate into the nation’s progress.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You can quote me on this. Politics is really messy. All I want to do is just to save water.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is the constitutional right of every Filipino to a clean and healthy environment. It was a dream and a promise we had for the country and it is unfortunate that business interests have in fact run the day.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What I’m doing is life. You need to sustain life. Maybe from that comes a deeper and more enlightened perception of what is needed to sustain life, and the role of the environment in the sustenance of life.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/the-rise-and-fall-of-regina-lopez-the-philippines-maverick-environment-minister/
“If we kill our land, our water, our air for whatever reason, you kill life. For me, you kill the constitutional right of a Filipino, which is the right to a clean and healthy environment. Here it is forces of greed and selfishness that threaten life. I see the government as the only institution that’s in the position to curtail the forces of greed and selfishness. It’s the role of government to do that.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/the-rise-and-fall-of-regina-lopez-the-philippines-maverick-environment-minister/
“The damage was urgent and I needed to act with urgency.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/the-rise-and-fall-of-regina-lopez-the-philippines-maverick-environment-minister/
“I’m not a politician. That’s not who I am.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/the-rise-and-fall-of-regina-lopez-the-philippines-maverick-environment-minister/
“I support him because he believes in helping people. He’s sincere about that. He really is. It’s in his heart. I admire him for that. We agree on a lot of things. I told him give me one year, maybe two years. I’ll make a difference. If I don’t I’ll leave. He said okay.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/the-rise-and-fall-of-regina-lopez-the-philippines-maverick-environment-minister/
“Each open pit is a financial liability for government for life," Lopez told a media briefing. "It kills the economic potential of the place.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's the mandate of the mining law that you should not do anything which puts at risk the lives of present and future generations.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you killed the Environment, you kill everything.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And whose duty is it to protect our people? It's the government. And when you make decisions based on business interests, you have shirked your responsibility. You have lost the moral ascendancy to rule the government because to you, business and money is more important than the welfare of our people.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Gina Lopez’s passionate anti-mining protest goes viral again. ABS-CBN. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
“I’m going to do the right thing and let the dice fall where it may.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://theecologist.org/2019/sep/06/remembering-gina-lopez
“One of the biggest mistakes of humanity is to foolishly think we are these physical bodies and life ends when this physical body deteriorates.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Life is what you make of it. The experience of life is how you see it.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Protecting the vulnerable and environment: The legacy of Gina Lopez lives on. ABS-CBN. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
“We’re not small! We should believe we can fly.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe that through care of the environment and good marketing, communities can get out of poverty very quickly.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don't like suffering and I don't like injustice.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source