Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey
Edward Paul Abbeywas an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth29 January 1927
CountryUnited States of America
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It may be true that there are no atheists in foxholes. But you don't find many Christians there, either. Or, about as many of one as the other.
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Preacher to me: 'A dollar for the Lord, brother?' Me to preacher: 'That's all right, I'm headed his way. I'll give it to him when I see him.'
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Christian theology: nothing so grotesque could possibly be true.
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When I hear the word 'culture', I reach for my checkbook.
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I hate intellectual discussion. When I hear the words 'phenomenology' or 'structuralism', I reach for my buck knife.
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What's the difference between the Lone Ranger and God? There really is a Lone Ranger.
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What did Jesus say to the headwaiter at the Last Supper? 'Separate checks, please.'
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The axiom of conditioned repetition, like the binomial theorem, is nothing but a piece of insolence.
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Every man has two vocations: his own and philosophy.
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Do I believe in ghosts? I believe in the ghosts that haunt the human mind.
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Through logic and inference we can prove anything. Therefore, logic and inference, in contrast to ordinary daily living experience, are secondary instruments of knowledge. Probably tertiary.
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Humility is a virtue when you have no other.
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There is no trajectory so pathetic as that of an artist in decline.
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Most academic economists know nothing of economy. In fact, they know little of anything.