“I'm a very great non-violent character. I would never resort to violence to change anything.” CharacterViolenceViolentResortsNon Violent Author:Bob Brown
“I'm worried about the traditional media, but I think the new media is a plus for democracy.” ThinkingDemocracyMediaTraditionalWorriedPlusNew Media Author:Bob Brown
“I've always thought, and it gets tested at times, that I have a great faith in the fundamental goodness of human beings.” HumansHuman BeingsGoodnessFundamentalsTestedGreat Faith Author:Bob Brown
“The pursuit of eternity is no longer the prerogative of the gods - it is the business of us all, here and now.” EternityPursuitHere And NowPrerogative Author:Bob Brown
“There's a presumption that somehow you calculate beforehand whether something is going to be good politically or not. I simply don't.” Be GoodPresumption Author:Bob Brown
“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.” PeopleYearsBigsEarthUniverseYears AgoBillionsBangs Author:Bob Brown
“Every time I get a bit worried about having made some second rate choices in life I go back and read about the Suffragettes or William Wilberforce, people who were "wrong" in their own time and think, ah well.” PeopleThinkingWellsMadeChoicesBitsRateWorriedLife ChoicesSecond RateSuffragettesWilberforce Author: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.” AgePlanetsNewsBoxesBillionsCorporationsAgendasMatureVotersBallotsCoca Cola Author:Bob Brown
“Globally the Greens have arisen like a spontaneous combustion, a reaction to the narrow-minded state-backed exploitation of resources and wealth for a few at the expense of the many.” StatesWealthResourcesReactionsExpensesExploitationSpontaneousNarrow-mindedCombustionSpontaneous Combustion Author:Bob Brown
“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.” ShouldCommunityRoomsDemocracyTalentDepthRenewalTurnover Author:Bob Brown