Americans are suffering so much from being in unrewarding environments that it has made us very cynical. I think that American suburbia has become a powerful generator of anxiety and depression.

Next quotes

• James Howard Kunstler:

  I think that Obama's failure to reestablish the rule of law in money matters is the most damaging t

• James Howard Kunstler:

  I think a lot of things will be self-correcting, even in America. After all, human societies are es

• James Howard Kunstler:

  The faltering of our suburban living arrangement is probably certain. The response of suburbanites

• James Howard Kunstler:

  Phoenix and Las Vegas have grim long-term prospects. On top of oil-and-gas problems, they will have

• James Howard Kunstler:

  I think water transport will see a revival. However, we're not going to replay the 20th century. Th

• James Howard Kunstler:

  It's self-evident that we are going to have permanent problems with oil and gasoline and the prime

• James Howard Kunstler:

  American cities are not scaled to the energy diet of the future. They have become too large. They'r

• James Howard Kunstler:

  I'm very optimistic about the future. I'm just not optimistic about the skyscraper as a building ty

• James Howard Kunstler:

  One of the problems with the fiasco of suburbia is that it destroyed our understanding of the disti

• James Howard Kunstler:

  Life in the mid-21st century is going to be about living locally. Be prepared to be good neighbors.