Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.

Edward Abbey

Buy a book containing this essay at Amazon Buy a book containing this essay at Amazon
Read Arizona: How Big is Big Enough? at hkhinc.com

More information about this quote

Topic

Economic growth Consumerism Environmental destruction Capitalism

Author

Edward Abbey

Source

Arizona: How Big is Big Enough?

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Environmentalist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Abbey, Edward. "Arizona - How Big is Big Enough?" One Life at a Time, Please. Henry Holt and Company, 1988.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by Edward Abbey about economic growth: “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”
Download
A quote by Edward Abbey about economic growth: “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”
Download
A quote by Edward Abbey about economic growth: “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from the 1980s

Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time.

Mike Tyson

More information about this quote
Topic
Making plans
Speaker
Mike Tyson
Language
English
Time
1987 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Tyson, Mike. "Tall Man Tyrell Biggs Thinks His Height will Add New Dimension to Oct. 16 Fight." Interviewed by Rick Warner. The Times and Democrat, 19 Aug. 1987.

Another quote about Capitalism

Remember that Time is Money.

Benjamin Franklin

The American Instructor: or Young Man's Best Companion

Read Advice to a Young Tradesman at the National Archives website
More information about this quote
Topic
Time is money Capitalism Efficiency

Author

Benjamin Franklin
Source
Advice to a Young Tradesman The American Instructor: or Young Man's Best Companion
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1748 1740s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Advice to a Young Tradesman." The American Instructor: or Young Man's Best Companion. Philadelphia: George Fisher, 1748.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Advice to a Young Tradesman." Benjamin Franklin: Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body and Early Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.