Greta Thunburg

At first when I heard about climate change, I was a climate denier. I didn't think it was happening. Because if there really was an existential crisis like that, that would threaten our civilisation, we wouldn't be focusing on anything else. That would be our first priority. So I didn't understand how that added up.

For 25 years countless people have come to the U.N. climate conferences begging our world leaders to stop emissions and clearly that has not worked as emissions are continuing to rise. So I will not beg the world leaders to care for our future. I will instead let them know change is coming whether they like it or not.

Sometimes it's Tune-berg, sometimes Thunn-berg. I mean, I think it's funny that everyone pronounces it differently. So, that is just - I don't mind anyone pronouncing it wrong. There's no wrong way to pronounce it. Everyone pronounces it in their own way.

The best thing about my protest has been to see how more and more people have been coming and getting involved.

When I'm really interested in something, I get superfocused on that. And I can spend hours upon hours not getting tired of reading about it and still be interested to learn more about it.

I don't use any animal products, both because of ethical and environmental and climate reasons.

It's empowering to know I am doing something, I am taking a stand, I am disrupting.

I write all of my own speeches.

I don't easily fall for lies, I can see through things.

Many people seem to have this double moral. They say one thing and then do another thing. They say that the climate crisis is very important and yet they do nothing about it.

We are not going to be satisfied by politicians saying 'we support you' and then walking away. We won't be satisfied until they meet our demands and act. That's why simply taking a selfie or posting support on Twitter isn't enough. That's why we have to keep striking.

People tell me that they are so hopeful when they see me and other children 'school-striking,' and they say, 'Oh the children are going to save us.' But no, we aren't. We are too young to be able to do that. We don't have time to wait for us to grow up and fix this in the future.

People are unaware of what is going on. When I talk to people, they know the basics, they know the planet is warming because of greenhouse gases... but they don't know the actual consequence of that.

The symbolism of the climate strike is that if you adults don't give a damn about my future, I won't either.

Not having hope is not an excuse for not doing something.

I just know what is right and I want to do what is right.

I really miss having a routine because now I've been on the road constantly for several months. I like routines, so it would be nice to get those routines back.

We can't just choose to tell some facts and not others because we don't want to upset people. We have to tell it like it is.

Learning about climate change triggered my depression in the first place. But it was also what got me out of my depression, because there were things I could do to improve the situation. I don't have time to be depressed anymore.

You can rebel in different ways. Civil disobedience is rebelling. As long as it's peaceful, of course.