Peter Garrett Quotes

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

I have always had, as I know many people have, a singular passion for Australia. I do love the sunburnt country, its ancient landscapes, its exhilarating reaches of sand and sea.

Life is very short; be willing to serve.

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.

As far as performance, the roar of the crowd, the smell of the greasepaint no I don't feel that.

The challenge that climate change presents to us, both in Australia and around the world, won't be solved by ramping up the nuclear industry.

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

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.