Peter Garrett Quotes

• 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.

  Peter Garrett

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Climate, Change

• I don’t blame my own parents for the way I grew up, as quite often there is little choice in these issues.

  Peter Garrett

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  Tags in Issue, Blame

• In our early period we pretty much survived or perished on our capacity to reach people, and on getting into the pattern of having no money and playing lots of shows.pacity

  Peter Garrett

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  Tags in Capacity

• In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than some other continents.

  Peter Garrett

  Topics in Nature

  Tags in Climate

• I haven’t chosen to make an issue of faith.

  Peter Garrett

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• Look, very clearly there are things that need to be done urgently in relation to climate change, and of those the most obvious is to have an enforceable and equitable arrangement delivering deep cuts in emissions into the middle of the century.

  Peter Garrett

  Topics in Nature

  Tags in Climate, Change

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

  Peter Garrett

  Topics in Nature, Success

• 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.

  Peter Garrett

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  Tags in People, Change

• Once you start to look into the guts of climate change you find that just about every scientific institution in the world is conducting research on the issue.

  Peter Garrett

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  Tags in World, Climate, Change

• Our career path has tended to be the most perverse and contrary approach to the entertainment industry imaginable, while at the same time doing the kinds of things that you have to do, the videos, the photos and all that sort of stuff.

  Peter Garrett

  Topics in Education

  Tags in Career

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

  Peter Garrett

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  Tags in World, Believe

• 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.

  Peter Garrett

  Topics in Knowledge

  Tags in Believe, Continue

• Climate change is also clearly a matter of huge interest and concern for the scientific community.

  Peter Garrett

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  Tags in Climate, Change

• 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.

  Peter Garrett

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in System, Rivers

• That was the crossover line for us, to be able to play that many shows, sell them out real quick and have that tribe queue up outside and still be a mystery to everybody else.

  Peter Garrett

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Mysterious

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

  Peter Garrett

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in World

• Recently though, our State Governments have discussed instigating a carbon trading scheme – the details are still to be decided – and that’s an encouraging sign.

  Peter Garrett

  Topics in Decision

  Tags in Government

• And living in Australia I am relatively well off.

  Peter Garrett

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Living

• Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments.

  Peter Garrett

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  Tags in Governments, Change

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

  Peter Garrett

  Topics in Gift, Work

Peter Garrett (29)

Birth:	16th April, 1953
Nationality:	Australian
Profession:	Activist, Environmentalist, Musician, Politician

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