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title: "1 Energy Future Quotes By Wayne Swan"
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> [You can't be a first-world economy in the 21st century if you're not on the path to a clean energy future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/you-can-t-be-a-first-world-economy-in-the-21st-century-if-you-re-not/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

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## More by Wayne Swan

> [In Australia, we've always been a country that runs the ball right up the middle on the fifth tackle. We've never seen a challenge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/in-australia-we-ve-always-been-a-country-that-runs-the-ball-right-up/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

> [We know that a smarter Australia means a stronger Australia. An Australia able to grasp the opportunities of the Asian Century. A skilled workforce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/we-know-that-a-smarter-australia-means-a-stronger-australia-an/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

> [You can't be a first-world economy in the 21st century if you're not on the path to a clean energy future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/you-can-t-be-a-first-world-economy-in-the-21st-century-if-you-re-not/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

> [It's often the case that great artists - people like Bruce Springsteen - tend to pick up the subterranean rumblings of profound social change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/it-s-often-the-case-that-great-artists-people-like-bruce-springsteen/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

> [I want to ensure and the Government wants to ensure that Australia is well prepared to tackle dangerous climate change with a scheme which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/i-want-to-ensure-and-the-government-wants-to-ensure-that-australia-is/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

> [Losing a parent is a hard thing... I often sit here and think it would be great if mum and dad were alive and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/losing-a-parent-is-a-hard-thing-i-often-sit-here-and-think-it-would/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

> [We believe in the Australian promise; that if you work hard, you won't be left behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/we-believe-in-the-australian-promise-that-if-you-work-hard-you-won-t/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

> [Isn't that the great thing about Christmas? You get a lot of respite, time to recharge your batteries, time with family without too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/isn-t-that-the-great-thing-about-christmas-you-get-a-lot-of-respite/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

> [You can't be a first-world economy in the 21st century if you haven't laid the groundwork to seize the opportunities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/you-can-t-be-a-first-world-economy-in-the-21st-century-if-you-haven-t/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

> [Australians have defied global economic gravity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/australians-have-defied-global-economic-gravity/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

> [As is widely accepted, putting a price on carbon pollution is the lowest cost and most efficient way to tackle dangerous climate change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/as-is-widely-accepted-putting-a-price-on-carbon-pollution-is-the/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

> [The word 'cancer' carries with it enormous fear, fear for the future, fear for family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/the-word-cancer-carries-with-it-enormous-fear-fear-for-the-future/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

> [If I could distil the relevance of Bruce Springsteen's music to Australia it would be this: don't let what has happened to the American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-swan/if-i-could-distil-the-relevance-of-bruce-springsteen-s-music-to/)

[Wayne Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-swan/)

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