The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does

Quote by Lewis Mumford

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The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or...

The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or...

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers

War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society.

War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society.

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come...

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come...

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is...

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is...

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past

Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and...

Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and...

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of...

The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of...

The meek may inherit the earth, but the other kind inherits the mortgage

The meek may inherit the earth, but the other kind inherits the mortgage

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which...

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which...

A conservative is a man who will not look at the new moon out of...

A conservative is a man who will not look at the new moon out of...

When the birds sing, do they call to the flowers in the fields, or are...

When the birds sing, do they call to the flowers in the fields, or are...

Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more...

Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more...

Men no longer love the soil. Landowners sell it, lease it, divide it into shares,...

Men no longer love the soil. Landowners sell it, lease it, divide it into shares,...

The last sound on the worthless earth will be two human beings trying to launch...

The last sound on the worthless earth will be two human beings trying to launch...

The way you can go to Paris or Beijing and everywhere there's a McDonald's hamburger,...

The way you can go to Paris or Beijing and everywhere there's a McDonald's hamburger,...

Aldo Leopold, the early 20th century's Henry David Thoreau, said that we should think like...

Aldo Leopold, the early 20th century's Henry David Thoreau, said that we should think like...

I see Earth! It is so beautiful!

I see Earth! It is so beautiful!

Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If you're...

Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If you're...