Top Peter Garrett Quotes - Quotesmemo.com

Peter Garrett Biography

Peter Robert Garrett AM (born 16 April 1953) is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and former politician.

Read about Peter Garrett in Wikipedia

Random Authors

Peter Garrett Quotes

The forces that are in play on climate change essentially revolve around the generation of power, the transportation of goods and services and people, and the sorts of materials that we use to fuel the whole of our civilisation.

Change, Climate, People, Play, Transportation

Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.

Gifts, Hard, Hard Work, People, Wisdom

There are a range of associated impacts related to increasing temperatures which affect both evaporation rates and river systems, which are already over stressed, and these will hit farming communities and the health of crop lands.

Already, Evaporation, Impact, Land, Rivers, Temperatures

And living in Australia I am relatively well off.

Australia, Living, Relatively, Wells

Humans remain entirely atmosphere dependent, so there is no choice but to respond to extreme climatic behaviour and its many effects.

Atmosphere, Behaviour, Choices, Climatic, Remain, Respond

The core strands of my involvement in public life are a belief in the need to strive wherever possible for equality of treatment and opportunity, to ensure all people have the means to a decent livelihood.

Equality, Involvement, Mean, Motivation, Opportunity, Possible

This is the rollcall of evolution happening in the space of a few generations, the greatest loss of living things that make up our biodiversity since the disappearance of the dinosaurs.

Biodiversity, Disappearance, Generations, Loss, Space

I believe the divine is part of the world, not in a pantheistic way but by way of the movement of the Spirit.

Believe, Divine, Movement, Part, Spirit, World

There was never going to be a right time for a band that was still recording and had health in its environment, had made a very good record and was playing well.

Band, Environment, Playing, Record, Records

It is now well understood that humans ultimately depend on the health of the planet for their wellbeing.

Depend, Environment, Humans, Planets, Ultimately, Wells

Well I'm not convinced that expanding uranium mining is in the best interests of the country and the best interests of its environment.

Convinced, Country, Environment, Mining, Uranium Mining

I haven't chosen to make an issue of faith.

Chosen, Faith, Havens, Issues, Make

And given that there's been probably a ten-fold amount of information about terrorism through the media than there has about climate change; I think that's quite an interesting statistic.

Amount, Given, Interesting, Media, Statistic, Thinking

The place where the system and people's intentions meet is the political arena.

Arena, Intentions, Meet, People, Place, Political

I guess for me what is more significant than success is the nature of each of the songs and of the words.

Guess, Nature, Significant, Song, Songs, Words

The Capitol was an occasion where you arrive at a sign in the road that says you have arrived at a place you may not have expected to be, but you know how you got here: Next!

Expected, May, Next, Place, Says, Sign

At an everyday level I would reckon myself more than fortunate.

Everyday, Fortunate, Levels, Reckon

Our senses convey that all is not well with the natural world.

Convey, Environment, Natural, World

It's absolutely not acceptable for people to argue that, if we are going to do anything about climate change at all, well, the responsibility lies solely with the individual.

Acceptable, Lies, Lying, People, Responsibility

I believe that the quantum of our knowledge will increase considerably in the coming years and that scientists will continue to be amongst the brave voices speaking out.

Believe, Brave, Coming, Speaking, Talking, Years

››

Peter Garrett Biography

Contact Us

About us