75 quotes
In fact, of course, there is no secret knowledge; no one knows anything that can’t be found on a shelf in the public library.
Ishmael (1992)
The problem is that man’s conquest of the world has itself devastated the world.
Ishmael (1992)
Six billion of you wake up every morning and start devouring the world.
My Ishmael (1997)
This is precisely how someone speaks who imagines that he is the world’s divinely appointed ruler.
Ishmael (1992)
Any culture will become an obscenity when blown up into a universal world culture to which all must belong.
The Story of B (1996)
That’s what governments are there for, to keep good things from happening.
My Ishmael (1997)
People seldom look very hard for things they don’t want to find.
My Ishmael (1997)
When all else fails, it will be objected that the people of the world will not tolerate a limit on food. That may be, but it has nothing to do with the facts presented here.
The Story of B (1996)
You don’t have to understand what you see but you must at least make an effort to see what you see.
The Story of B (1996)
The schools are there to regulate the flow of young competitors into the job market.
My Ishmael (1997)
The important thing to note is that the vision grew out of the lifestyle, the lifestyle didn’t grow out of the vision.
The Story of B (1996)
You must face the fact that increasing food production doesn’t feed your hungry, it only fuels your population explosion.
Ishmael (1992)
Anyone who thinks the Church is open to new ideas is living in a dreamworld.
The Story of B (1996)
What appears to be kind and is meant to be kind can be the reverse of kind.
The Story of B (1996)
The gazelle and the lion are enemies only in the minds of the Takers.
Ishmael (1992)
No two journeys are ever alike, because no two pupils are ever alike.
My Ishmael (1997)
Without a standing army, a king is just a windbag in fancy clothes.
The Story of B (1996)
Programs are initiated in order to counter or defeat vision.
The Story of B (1996)
“Always has been my guiding principle for forty years to say ‘Never trust a Christian.’ Not once has ever Christian given me reason to change.”
The Story of B (1996)
If the will is there, the method will be found.
Ishmael (1992)