Jerry Brown Quotations | Page 2

This is exciting, it is bold and it is absolutely necessary if we are to have any chance of stopping potentially catastrophic changes to our climate system.

You've got the oil companies fighting Pope Francis. Fighting the scientists of the world. Fighting the governor of California. They are engaged in literally a life-and-death struggle, and I have no doubt who is going to be the victor.

Check out my web site, wtp.org, to see what fast food did to 2 people in England.

It doesn't matter what I say as long as I sound different from other politicians.

Taking significant amounts of carbon out of our economy without harming its vibrancy is exactly the sort of challenge at which California excels.

Life simply is. It follows its course. Give yourself to the moment. Let life reveal itself to you.

When I was Governor, Louis Kelso went out of his way to brief me. I was very impressed, but I was never able to get any of the economists in state government to give him the help his plan deserves.

Equal treatment for children in unequal situations is not justice.

Organic farming is about buying out of a corrupt, illegal and dishonest system.

I see the day in our own lifetime that reverence for the natural systems, the oceans, the rainforests, the soil, the grasslands, and all other living things will be so strong that no narrow ideology based upon politics or economics will overcome it.

Republican attacks are without basis, but when the Democrats attack me they're usually right.

You're all welcome in California,

My principles are simple. Protect the Earth. Serve the People, and Explore the Universe

My goal in signing these [gun control ] bills is to enhance public safety by tightening our existing laws in a responsible and focused manner, while protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.

I would like to maximize the level of human choice in the medical field...The choice of a treatment in many ways is like the exercise of religion.

The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs. This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh economy.

After years of struggle, the U.S. Supreme Court today has made same-sex marriage a reality in California ... I have directed the California Department of Public Health to advise the state's counties that they must begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in California

This helps protect communities and helps retain the value of the home.

The concept in any of the HUD receiverships is that they're not permanently assigned, but they're there on a temporary basis.