Quotes by Edward Abbey

"Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second."

"Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down."

"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."

"Wisdom principle 92 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 63."

"Wisdom principle 82 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 57."

"Wisdom principle 72 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 51."

"Wisdom principle 62 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 45."

"Wisdom principle 47 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 36."

"Wisdom principle 42 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 33."

"Wisdom principle 37 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 30."

"Wisdom principle 32 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 27."

"Wisdom principle 27 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 24."

"Wisdom principle 12 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 15."

"Wisdom principle 97 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 66."

"Wisdom principle 87 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 60."

"Wisdom principle 67 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 48."

"Wisdom principle 57 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 42."

"Wisdom principle 22 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 21."

"Wisdom principle 17 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 18."

"It is a timeless truth that clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect."

"It is a radiant truth that beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft."

"Wisdom principle 102 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 69."

"Wisdom principle 77 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 54."

"Wisdom principle 52 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 39."

"Wisdom principle 7 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 12."

"Wisdom principle 2 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 9."

"There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California."

"That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding."

"There is science, logic, reason there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California."

"The harmony of the universe dictates that authenticity is the rarest and most beautiful asset."

"The missionaries go forth to Christianize the savages - as if the savages weren't dangerous enough already."

"If the end does not justify the means - what can?"

"Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top."

"Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others."

"Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best."

"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds."

"One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork."

"The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders."

"Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination."

"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell."

"Nature teaches us a valuable lesson: the true master is an eternal student."

"The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals."

"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."

"Our 'neoconservatives' are neither new nor conservative, but old as Bablyon and evil as Hell."

"The beauty of the unknown is that hope is the anchor of a weary soul."

"Love implies anger. The man who is angered by nothing cares about nothing."

"A courageous heart knows that a single spark of imagination can ignite the world."

"Grown men do not need leaders."

"Humility is not weakness in leadership; it is the cornerstone of unassailable respect. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"It is a steadfast truth that to lead with integrity is to walk the narrow path where words and actions are one — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a timeless truth that a quiet mind perceives the subtle truths that noisy ambitions constantly drown out."

"When purpose is clear, every obstacle transforms into a stepping stone. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"It is a timeless truth that peace of heart is the greatest luxury life can bestow upon the mortal traveler."

"A drink a day keeps the shrink away."

"For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant!"

"You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light."

"Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country."

"What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse."

"When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem."

"It is a enduring truth that love is the bridge that unites two souls across the chasms of mortal solitude."