Bob Brown

I am not a conventionally religious man, but in the wilderness I have come closest to finding myself and knowing the universe and accepting God - by which I mean accepting all that I don't know. ”

I'm a very great non-violent character. I would never resort to violence to change anything. ”

I've always thought, and it gets tested at times, that I have a great faith in the fundamental goodness of human beings. ”

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. ”

I will be Green until the day I die, if not for a long time after. ”

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.' ”

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. ”

There are better alternatives... Australia should be exporting its solar technology, not its uranium. ”

I'm worried about the traditional media, but I think the new media is a plus for democracy. ”

The future will either be green or not at all. ”