Quotes by Edward Abbey
30 quotes by Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey, American author
Was born on 29 jan 1927. Died on 14 mar 1989, at 62 years old.
Origin country: United States
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
Quote by Edward Abbey about country
Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State.
Quote by Edward Abbey about state, woman, rightness
Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.
Quote by Edward Abbey about rules, man
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.
Quote by Edward Abbey about faith, failure, imagination
Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.
Quote by Edward Abbey about police, civilization, culture, youth
Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube; there are some things one would rather have done than do.
Quote by Edward Abbey about things
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!
Quote by Edward Abbey about flowers, magic
Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.
Quote by Edward Abbey about ideology
Love implies anger. The man who is angered by nothing cares about nothing.
Quote by Edward Abbey about anger, nothing, love, man
One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
Quote by Edward Abbey about stupidity, real estate, man
Our 'neoconservatives' are neither new nor conservative, but old as Bablyon and evil as Hell.
Quote by Edward Abbey about hell, old, olderness
Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second.
Quote by Edward Abbey about culture
Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.
Quote by Edward Abbey about power
Say what you like about my bloody murderous government, ' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country.
Quote by Edward Abbey about country
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.
Quote by Edward Abbey about society
