Edward Abbey ( 10 of 20 )
Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.
Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.
For there is a cloud on my horizon. A small dark cloud no bigger than my hand. Its name is read more
For there is a cloud on my horizon. A small dark cloud no bigger than my hand. Its name is Progress.
One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination
That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and read more
That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding.
High technology has done us one great service: It has retaught us the delight of performing simple and primordial tasks read more
High technology has done us one great service: It has retaught us the delight of performing simple and primordial tasks - chopping wood, building a fire, drawing water from a spring
The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies read more
The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.
Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube. There are some things one would rather have done read more
Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube. There are some things one would rather have done than do.
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit
Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to read more
Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to die for it. And to kill for it.
