Emerging at the other end, we will not be the same as we were; we will have become more humble, more connected to the natural world, fitter, leaner, more skilled and, ultimately, wiser.

In many ways, the idea of resilience is a more useful concept than the idea of sustainability.

If we wait for the governments, it'll be too little, too late; if we act as individuals, it'll be too little; but if we act as communities, it might just be enough, just in time.

I'm not afraid of a world with less consumerism, less 'stuff' and no economic growth. I'm far more frightened of the opposite

We need to think less NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard), and more SWIMBY (Something Wonderful In My Back Yard)

The idea of the solitary hero can be quite an unhealthy one, and we need to pool our efforts and be heroic together!

Voices of Transition educates, opens minds to new possibilities and presents a new vision of how our food system could be. As a historic transition unfolds, this film is a very powerful tool.

Man has been bestowed with all the senses, Alas! What a drama, we are yet to know the art of using it!

Never give importance to anyone more than yourself, because once that person becomes important, you become nothing....

The problem with righteous indignation is that even when you're right, you're still left feeling indignant.

It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.

Prayer moves the arm Which moves the world, And brings salvation down.

My mom says I have to be more positive, and I say life has to be more positive too or it's just not going to work.

The world cannot be governed without juggling.

That's the way prayer do. It's like electricity, it keeps things going.

If you are sitting on the title of any block of land in New South Wales you can bet an Aboriginal person at some stage was dispossessed of it.

I see no comfort in outliving one's friends, and remaining a mere monument of the times which are past.