"We are the last generation that can fix this."

"Right here, right now is where we draw the line. The world is waking up. And change is coming, whether you like it or not."

"When we tell you to act, we don't mean that you should invite us to some panel to tell us how much you admire us. We are here to tell you that the world is waking up, and change is coming whether you …"

"I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is."

"We children are not sacrificing our education and our childhood for you to tell us what you consider is politically possible in the society that you have created."