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When we imagine the world a century from now, when we look our great grandchildren in the eye and see them smiling back at us because they know we cared for them, we smile too!

Bob Brown

Exxon, Coca-Cola, BHP Billiton and News Corporation have much more say in organising the global agenda than the planet’s 5 billion mature-age voters without a ballot box.
BOB BROWN

Age Billion News Voters
I have never met a person in whom I did not see myself reflected.
BOB BROWN

Mets Persons Reflected
I think I could have been quite difficult to fathom as a youngster, this kid who didn’t talk about himself very much.
BOB BROWN

Difficult Kids Thinking
Australia must prioritise education spending. It is not a question of whether or not we have the money, it is a question of how we choose to spend it.
BOB BROWN

Chosen Country Learning Money
The Greens will continue to champion a fairer society rather than simply the economy and to champion the parliament rather than simply the stock exchange .
BOB BROWN

Ambition Champion Economics
For comprehensive Earth action, an all-of-the-Earth representative democracy is required. That is, a global parliament.
BOB BROWN

Action Democracy Earth
I am not a conventionally religious man, but in the wilderness I have come closest to finding myself and knowing the universe and accepting God – by which I mean accepting all that I don’t know.
BOB BROWN

God Mean Men Religious
Behind every successful man there’s a lot of unsuccessful years.
BOB BROWN

Inspirational Men Success
The future will either be green or not at all.
BOB BROWN

Environmental Future Green
The overarching factor to me is if we can’t be kind to each other, we won’t be kind to the planet.
BOB BROWN

Be Kind Planets Reality
Whereas our common past, out of Africa, saw a global diaspora of humankind, our common future depends on a global coming together and consensus, resulting in a more equitable distribution of the Earth’s largesse.
BOB BROWN

Age Earth Past Resulting Together
Renewable energy is proven technology, the price is dropping, the rest of the world is going that way, that’s where our investment should be going as well.
BOB BROWN

Environmental Innovation Technology
We are all born bonded to nature; that’s why we put depictions of flowers and forests, rather than bulldozers or log piles, on our walls.
BOB BROWN

Flower Forests Wall
We calculate the amount spent [by Brethren and other anti- Green groups] was between $500,000 and $1 million – that’s a huge amount for a state election campaign in Tasmania.
BOB BROWN

Amount Campaigns Groups Tasmania
I am aware that one should always make room for renewal in politics. A democracy is the healthier for the turnover of the depth of talent there is in its community.
BOB BROWN

Community Democracy Depth
I didn’t want to be a shock absorber; I wanted to deliver the shock.
BOB BROWN

Absorber Shock Want

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