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> [Might it be that the Transition approach, of creating vibrant local economies with increased community ownership, meeting practical needs from as nearby as possible, and living well while consuming far less energy than we do today, could actually better meet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-hopkins/might-it-be-that-the-transition-approach-of-creating-vibrant-local/)

[Rob Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-hopkins/)

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## More by Rob Hopkins

> [In many ways, the idea of resilience is a more useful concept than the idea of sustainability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-hopkins/in-many-ways-the-idea-of-resilience-is-a-more-useful-concept-than-the/)

[Rob Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-hopkins/)

> [“Transition Initiatives are based on four key assumptions: 1. That life with dramatically lower energy consumption is inevitable, and that it's better to plan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-hopkins/transition-initiatives-are-based-on-four-key-assumptions-1-that-life/)

[Rob Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-hopkins/)

> [We need to think less NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard), and more SWIMBY (Something Wonderful In My Back Yard)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-hopkins/we-need-to-think-less-nimby-not-in-my-back-yard-and-more-swimby/)

[Rob Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-hopkins/)

> [I'm not afraid of a world with less consumerism, less 'stuff' and no economic growth. I'm far more frightened of the opposite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-hopkins/i-m-not-afraid-of-a-world-with-less-consumerism-less-stuff-and-no/)

[Rob Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-hopkins/)

> [If we wait for the governments, it'll be too little, too late; if we act as individuals, it'll be too little; but if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-hopkins/if-we-wait-for-the-governments-it-ll-be-too-little-too-late-if-we-act/)

[Rob Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-hopkins/)

> [Voices of Transition educates, opens minds to new possibilities and presents a new vision of how our food system could be. As a historic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-hopkins/voices-of-transition-educates-opens-minds-to-new-possibilities-and/)

[Rob Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-hopkins/)

> [The idea of the solitary hero can be quite an unhealthy one, and we need to pool our efforts and be heroic together!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-hopkins/the-idea-of-the-solitary-hero-can-be-quite-an-unhealthy-one-and-we/)

[Rob Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-hopkins/)

> [Emerging at the other end, we will not be the same as we were; we will have become more humble, more connected to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-hopkins/emerging-at-the-other-end-we-will-not-be-the-same-as-we-were-we-will/)

[Rob Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-hopkins/)

> [Might it be that the Transition approach, of creating vibrant local economies with increased community ownership, meeting practical needs from as nearby as possible,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-hopkins/might-it-be-that-the-transition-approach-of-creating-vibrant-local/)

[Rob Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-hopkins/)

> [By loving and leaving all that oil has done for us ... we are able to then begin the creation of a world which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-hopkins/by-loving-and-leaving-all-that-oil-has-done-for-us-we-are-able-to/)

[Rob Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-hopkins/)

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