Best James Howard Kunstler Quotes
- The faltering of our suburban living arrangement is probably certain. The response of suburbanites is not. Will they elect maniacs who promise to make America… America
- Phoenix and Las Vegas have grim long-term prospects. On top of oil-and-gas problems, they will have terrible problems with water and the ability to produce… Ability
- Life in the mid-21st century is going to be about living locally. Be prepared to be good neighbors. Be prepared to find vocations that make… Century
- The Hamas organization is explicitly dedicated to the destruction of Israel. That is not a rhetorical gimmick; it is its declared unwavering primary goal. Declared
- The claim that Israel seeks to annihilate the Palestinians is simply a lie. Israel seeks to stop rocket attacks and tunnel invasions, and as long… Actions
- As a long-time registered Democrat who started voting in the year of Watergate, I resent being taken for a ride to the place where anything… Anything Goes
- The popular story is that America was built by immigrants and that, therefore, everything about immigration is good and leads to a more successful society.… America
- History is moving the furniture around in the house of mankind just about everywhere but the U.S.A. Things have changed, except here, where people come… Acid
- In short, chronological connectivity puts us in touch with the holy. It is at once humbling and exhilarating. I say this as someone who has… Any
- The model of the human habitat dictated by zoning is a formless, soul-less, centerless, demoralizing mess. It bankrupts families and townships. It disables whole classes… Air
- Parallel parking is desirable for two reasons: parked cars create a physical barrier and psychological buffer that protects pedestrians on the sidewalk from moving vehicles;… Barrier
- The earth is a fickle place for all life, not least the human project of civilization. All
- Generations will soon come into their power feeling differently about themselves than we do now, and in their re-enchanted world, they will wonder about us… Differently
- Everything we do these days - our lust for ever more comfort, pleasure, and distraction, our refusal to engage with the mandates of reality, our… Abandon
- Ever-busy, ever-building, ever-in-motion, ever-throwing-out the old for the new, we have hardly paused to think about what we are so busy building, and what we… Becomes
- The newspaper headlines may shout about global warming, extinctions of living species, the devastation of rain forests, and other worldwide catastrophes, but Americans evince a… American
- The sentimental view of anything is apt to be ridiculous, but I feel that I have been unusually sensitive to the issue of place since… Apt
- Our twenty-first century economy may focus on agriculture, not information. Agriculture