Bob Brown Quotes

Behind every successful man there’s a lot of unsuccessful years.

We must have an expansionary vision, one that captures the imagination and diversity of the whole community, one which befits a nation which has moved beyond the basics of literacy and numeracy and which wants to develop a learning culture, to affirm its democratic traditions and give expression to the diversity and vibrance of its community through its public education system. Putting optimism for everyone back into Australia’s future depends on it.

Australia must prioritize 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.

With a small fraction of the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on the Iraq war, the US and Australia could ensure every starving, sunken-eyed child on the planet could be well fed, have clean water and sanitation and a local school to go to.

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.