To conquer nature is, in effect, to remove all natural barriers and human norms and to substitute artificial, fabricated equivalents for natural processes.
Socialism is good when it comes to wages, but it tells me nothing when it comes to other questions in life that are more private and painful, for which I must seek answers elsewhere.
Bob Bartlett, Politician (1904) |
William Bartram, Environmentalist (1739) |
Felix Baumgartner, Athlete (1969) |
Peter S. Beagle, Author (1939) |
W. H. Davies, Poet (1871) |
Carmen Electra, Actress (1972) |
David Filo, Businessman (1966) |
John Gibbon, Soldier (1827) |
Crispin Glover, Actor (1964) |
Lee H. Hamilton, Politician (1931) |
Paul Celan, Poet (1970) |
Bernard Katz, Scientist (2003) |