“I recently had dinner with George. We did not eat fish. Instead we ate at a wonderful Vietnamese restaurant. I had lemon-grass… — Derrick Jensen Food Copy Share Image
I want you to begin keeping a calendar of who you see and when: the first day each year you see buttercups,… — Derrick Jensen Attention Copy Share Image
But what, precisely, is hope? At a talk I gave last spring, someone asked me to define it. I turned the question… — Derrick Jensen Agency Copy Share Image
Violence, and evil, doesn't always come dressed in black, and it doesn't always look like Charles Manson. Nor does it always come… — Derrick Jensen Arrogant Copy Share Image
Within this culture wealth is measured by one's ability to consume and destroy. — Derrick Jensen Ability Copy Share Image
We have a need for enchantment that is as deep and devoted as our need for food and water. — Derrick Jensen Enchantment Copy Share Image
“I wish that my childhood would have been different. I do not, however, regret what happened. This does not mean tht I… — Derrick Jensen Children Copy Share Image
A very poor kid came up to me after a talk and said 'I want to go blow up a factory.' I… — Derrick Jensen Blow Copy Share Image
“It’s unavoidable: so long as we value money more highly than living beings and more highly than relationships, we will continue to… — Derrick Jensen Money Copy Share Image
Every morning when I awake I ask myself whether I should write or blow up a dam. I tell myself I should… — Derrick Jensen Asks Copy Share Image
The pretense that humans are superior to nonhumans is entirely unsupportable. I have seen no compelling evidence that humans are particularly more… — Derrick Jensen Animal Copy Share Image
“I said that I feel bad whenever I drive, because I’m adding to global warming. The Maori nodded agreement. So did Jeannette.… — Derrick Jensen Factory farming Copy Share Image
No matter what we call it, poison is still poison, death is still death, and industrial civilization is still causing the greatest… — Derrick Jensen Civilization Copy Share Image
A primary purpose of the police is to enforce the delusions of those with lots of green paper. — Derrick Jensen Delusion Copy Share Image
“A friend asked, "If increased awareness means less happiness, why bother?" No answer.” — Derrick Jensen Awareness Copy Share Image
For us to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other and especially to ourselves. The lies are… — Derrick Jensen Life Copy Share Image
I no longer see Descartes' statement as arbitrary. It is representative of our culture's narcissism. This narcissism leads to a disturbing disrespect… — Derrick Jensen Arbitrary Copy Share Image
If your homeland were invaded by aliens who cut down the forests, poisoned the water and air and contaminated the food supply,… — Derrick Jensen Air Copy Share Image
To pretend that civilization can exist without destroying its own landbase and the landbases and cultures of others is to be entirely… — Derrick Jensen Biology Copy Share Image
I get asked quite often if I'm an anarchist. If they want to put a label on me, that's fine. What is… — Derrick Jensen Anarchist Copy Share Image
To reverse the effects of civilization would destroy the dreams of a lot of people. There's no way around it. We can… — Derrick Jensen Civilization Copy Share Image
“This book is about fighting back. The dominant culture -civilization- is killing the planet, and it is long past time for those… — Derrick Jensen Book Copy Share Image
I thought a forest was made up entirely of trees, but now I know that the foundation lies below ground, in the… — Derrick Jensen Forests Copy Share Image
