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 BROWNI have never met a person in whom I did not see myself reflected.
More Bob Brown Quotes
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The reality is that if we in this rich, lucky quarter of the planet cannot make a stand for the 30 million other species we share this planet with, let alone our own species, then who can?
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Our bodies and our minds are fashioned by it. Our hearts resonate with it. There will be little joy for the human spirit if we destroy the natural fabric of Earth with nothing left to do but go shopping.
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I will be Green until the day I die, if not for a long time after.
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Real life security and contentment come not from putting a gun in the cupboard, but from taking a role in the world’s future.
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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 .
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I have never met a person in whom I did not see myself reflected.
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So far as we know, Earth is the only planet which supports life, and it is the only planet on which we can survive.
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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.
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There’s a presumption that somehow you calculate beforehand whether something is going to be good politically or not. I simply don’t.
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For breakfast larger cups are used, and they’re more than half filled with cream. This cafe con leite doesn’t re-quire so much sugar as cafe preto-black coffee.
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I think I could have been quite difficult to fathom as a youngster, this kid who didn’t talk about himself very much.
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In securing the future of the planet, we secure happiness for ourselves. One of the aims of the Greens is to turn around the tide of pessimism amongst the young people of the world.
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Behind every successful man there’s a lot of unsuccessful years.
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The overarching factor to me is if we can’t be kind to each other, we won’t be kind to the planet.
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As a Green, my goal is to put a smile on the face of the coming generations.
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