Janet Holmes a Court quotes

“We have to shift our emphasis from economic efficiency and materialism towards a sustainable quality of life and to healing of our society, of our people and our ecological systems.”
-- Janet Holmes a Court

Source : "Visions: Turkish Earthquake - an Islamic apocalyptic sign? The dream of Janet Holmes a' Court and a republican prophet - John Dunmore Lang". Interview with John Cleary, www.abc.net.au. August 25, 1999.

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“I do believe that it is extremely important that each one of us is a participant in life and what's going on around us rather than being a spectator to it and if you do that, if you participate in the world, in your community, your school, your company, or your country, whatever.. they you will be useful and hopefully leave the planet a little better.”
-- Janet Holmes a Court

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“The company was quite hierarchical. I often think it was like a pyramid with Robert at the top and lots of us paying homage to him. I try to turn the pyramid upside down so that I'm at the bottom and bubbling away and encouraging people and energizing them so that they are all empowered so that they can do what they need to do, now that's the dream.”
-- Janet Holmes a Court

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“It stems from my Australianisms and belief that everyone is a fundamental cog in the wheel.”
-- Janet Holmes a Court

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“It doesn't matter what business you're in. It is the people who achieve things, not capital, and the great advantage for us is that I think women have always known this.”
-- Janet Holmes a Court

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“You are not the feelings or the thoughts or the contents of your awareness. None of these are who you are. You are the fullness of your Being, the substance of your presence.”

“You can't get a solution if you won't talk to the people that have the problem. You can't ever have healing if the patient is left out of the operation room.”

“Facts are what pedantic, dull people have instead of opinions.”

Source : A.A. Gill (2007). “The Angry Island: Hunting the English”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

“There's the South Pole, said Christopher Robin, and I expect there's an East Pole and a West Pole, though people don't like talking about them.”

“Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society.”

“People who deal with life generously and large-heartedly go on multiplying relationships to the end.”

“Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.”

“Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.”

Source : Abdus Salam, C. H. Lai (1987). “Ideals and Realities: Selected Essays of Abdus Salam”, p.279, World Scientific

“We have the ability to provide quality education to every child on earth right now.”

“It's society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.”

Source : "'You just don't look disabled'". Interview with Richard Galant, www.cnn.com. March 9, 2010.