“The government seems powerless to think creatively, beholden to too many influences, excluding, of course, the electorate.” Quote by Gordon Roddick
“Witness the government's inability to control the banking system or the continuing spree of vast bonus payments with little justification or scrutiny.” LifeWisdomTruthPoliticsReflectionEconomicsContemplationAttributed No SourceBanking Author:Gordon Roddick
“It appears to me, and I hope to you too, that it's the wrong people feeling the pain.” LifeWisdomTruthPoliticsReflectionEconomicsContemplationAttributed No SourceSocial Inequality Author:Gordon Roddick
“It is a bloody outrage.” LifeWisdomTruthPoliticsReflectionEconomicsContemplationAttributed No SourceSocial Inequality Author:Gordon Roddick
“Our generation (yes-us-we here in this room) has created a world of unprecedented affluence and scientific progress, educated and civilised our kids only to bequeath them a planet that is overheated, under water, uninhabitable, a poisoned planet.” LifeWisdomTruthPoliticsReflectionEconomicsContemplationAttributed No Source Author:Gordon Roddick
“We need to change the rules of accountability so big business can become the major contributing factor in our salvation.” LifeWisdomTruthPoliticsBusinessReflectionEconomicsContemplationAccountabilityAttributed No Source Author:Gordon Roddick
“Imagine for a minute a world where business, as its first objective, had to serve the good of humanity! Or energy companies might acknowledge that what they extracted from the Earth should serve all humankind.” LifeWisdomTruthHumanityBusinessReflectionEnvironmentalContemplationAttributed No Source Author:Gordon Roddick
“We need to drop the blame game and come up with some answers.” LifeWisdomTruthPoliticsReflectionContemplationAttributed No Source Author:Gordon Roddick
“We can no longer look to others to supply our needs. We must take on that responsibility individually and collectively and find strength within our own community.” LifeWisdomTruthCommunityResponsibilityReflectionContemplationAttributed No Source Author:Gordon Roddick
“Let’s laugh a little too. It can have a powerful effect, as proved in a very effective demonstration in Karnataka, India, in 1994, where the people simply stood outside the parliament building until they laughed the parliament right out of office.” LifeWisdomTruthPoliticsLaughterReflectionEconomicsIndiaContemplationAttributed No Source Author:Gordon Roddick
“It is pretty clear that society needs reshaping, and quickly.” LifeWisdomTruthChangeSocietyReflectionContemplationAttributed No Source Author:Gordon Roddick