Rob Hopkins

In many ways, the idea of resilience is a more useful concept than the idea of sustainability.

— 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…

— Rob Hopkins

We need to think less NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard), and more SWIMBY (Something Wonderful In My Back Yard)

— 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

— 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…

— Rob Hopkins

Voices of Transition educates, opens minds to new possibilities and presents a new vision of how our food system could be. As…

— Rob Hopkins

The idea of the solitary hero can be quite an unhealthy one, and we need to pool our efforts and be heroic…

— Rob Hopkins

Emerging at the other end, we will not be the same as we were; we will have become more humble, more connected…

— Rob Hopkins

Might it be that the Transition approach, of creating vibrant local economies with increased community ownership, meeting practical needs from as nearby…

— Rob Hopkins

By loving and leaving all that oil has done for us ... we are able to then begin the creation of a…

— Rob Hopkins