The future will either be green or not at all. Bob Brown More Quotes by Bob Brown More Quotes From Bob Brown I'm a very great non-violent character. I would never resort to violence to change anything. Bob Brown violent violence character As a Green, my goal is to put a smile on the face of the coming generations. Bob Brown generations green goal One-time Guinness World Record holder for Yo-Yo endurance. Bob Brown google endurance records For comprehensive Earth action, an all-of-the-Earth representative democracy is required. That is, a global parliament. Bob Brown democracy earth action There is a spiritual side to our connection with the planet. And in this material world, that's anathema. It is somewhat worrying. What I say.. it makes life. It gives us fulfilment. It makes us whole human beings. And without it, we make mistakes. And, boy, are the leaders of the world making mistakes at the moment. Bob Brown spiritual mistake life Wilderness has become one of the world's fastest disappearing resources, and it is non-renewable. Yet unlike oil, gold or woodchips, it is essential to the wellbeing of humanity. We are made of it and fashioned by it...our psychological beings resonate with it. Bob Brown oil gold humanity I have never met a person in whom I did not see myself reflected. Bob Brown mets persons The government's living in its own cloud cuckoo land and it's a cloud of greenhouse gases. Bob Brown government land clouds Coffee in Brazil is always made fresh and, except at breakfast time, drunk jet black from demitasses first filled almost to the brim with the characteristic moist, soft coffee sugar of the country, which melts five times as fast as our hard granulated. 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. Bob Brown drunk coffee country I didn't want to be a shock absorber; I wanted to deliver the shock. Bob Brown shock-absorber shock want 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 tasmania groups campaigns 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 democracy community depth 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. When Africa, which gave us the wealth of life, has that debt returned, the world will have come of age. Bob Brown age together past We people of the Earth exist because our potential was there in the Big Bang, 13.7 billion years ago, as the universe exploded into being. Bob Brown bangs people years There's a presumption that somehow you calculate beforehand whether something is going to be good politically or not. I simply don't. Bob Brown presumption be-good I've always thought, and it gets tested at times, that I have a great faith in the fundamental goodness of human beings. Bob Brown goodness humans fundamentals I'm worried about the traditional media, but I think the new media is a plus for democracy. Bob Brown democracy media thinking 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 I will be Green until the day I die, if not for a long time after. Bob Brown dies green long The whole world is moving to Kyoto II, but Australia is not there on the same basis because it is now seen as a delinquent country. Prime Minister Howard has led a delinquency because we signed up, and then we reneged on it. The world will be expecting that next time around as well. Bob Brown time country world moving
