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> [Our energy future is choice, not fate. Oil dependence is a problem we need no longer have-and it's cheaper not to. U.S. oil dependence can be eliminated by proven and attractive technologies that create wealth, enhance choice, and strengthen common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/our-energy-future-is-choice-not-fate-oil-dependence-is-a-problem-we/)

[Amory Lovins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amory-lovins/)

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## More by Amory Lovins

> [Prominent exploration experts have recently predicted that total world production of liquid oil will peak by about the end of this decade-or a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/prominent-exploration-experts-have-recently-predicted-that-total/)

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> [“Contrary to some recent reports, electrification won’t be constrained by critical materials (see The Rare-Earth Conundrum sidebar); rather, they’re vibrant business opportunities to displace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/contrary-to-some-recent-reports-electrification-won-t-be-constrained/)

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> [In the model that we grew up with, governments rule physical territory in which national economies function, and strong economies support hegemonic military power.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/in-the-model-that-we-grew-up-with-governments-rule-physical-territory/)

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> [I once met an economist who believed that everything was fungible for money, so I suggested he enclose himself in a large bell-jar with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/i-once-met-an-economist-who-believed-that-everything-was-fungible-for/)

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> [“Some automakers already sell autos with carbon-fiber composite parts or powered by electric motors. As we’ll see next, these innovations are about to converge,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/some-automakers-already-sell-autos-with-carbon-fiber-composite-parts/)

[Amory Lovins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amory-lovins/)

> [Nuclear power has died of an incurable attack of market forces and is way beyond any hope of revival, because the competitors are several-fold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/nuclear-power-has-died-of-an-incurable-attack-of-market-forces-and-is/)

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> [Fire made us human, fossil fuels made us modern, but now we need a new fire that makes us safe, secure, healthy and durable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/fire-made-us-human-fossil-fuels-made-us-modern-but-now-we-need-a-new/)

[Amory Lovins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amory-lovins/)

> [I think along the way, as we treat nature as model and mentor, and not as a nuisance to be evaded or manipulated, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/i-think-along-the-way-as-we-treat-nature-as-model-and-mentor-and-not/)

[Amory Lovins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amory-lovins/)

> [Today we have a temporary aberration called "industrial capitalism" which is inadvertently liquidating its two most important sources of capital, the natural world and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/today-we-have-a-temporary-aberration-called-industrial-capitalism/)

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> [Public discourse about climate change has resulted in the erroneous idea that it's all about cost, burden and sacrifice. If the math was correct,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/public-discourse-about-climate-change-has-resulted-in-the-erroneous/)

[Amory Lovins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amory-lovins/)

> [I'm a practitioner of elegant frugality. I don't feel comfortable telling other people what to do, so I just try and lead by example.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/i-m-a-practitioner-of-elegant-frugality-i-don-t-feel-comfortable/)

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> [I am a man without a furnace. My windows are insulated by 19 sheets of glass which cost less than installing a heating system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/i-am-a-man-without-a-furnace-my-windows-are-insulated-by-19-sheets-of/)

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> [The barriers that renewables and efficiency face come less from our living in a capitalist market economy and more from not taking market economics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/the-barriers-that-renewables-and-efficiency-face-come-less-from-our/)

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> [The reason the U.S. lags so badly is that we have obsolete rules that favor big over small, supply over efficiency, and incumbents over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/the-reason-the-u-s-lags-so-badly-is-that-we-have-obsolete-rules-that/)

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> [“Feebates make efficient autos cheaper to buy and inefficient autos costlier.79 Buy a fuel hog and you’d pay an up-front fee, right on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amory-lovins/feebates-make-efficient-autos-cheaper-to-buy-and-inefficient-autos/)

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