Artificial

Famous quotes containing the word artificial:

    The most revolutionary invention of the Nineteenth Century was the artificial sterilization of marriage.
    George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

    Look not too long in the face of the fire, O man! Never dream with thy hand on the helm! Turn not they back to the compass; accept the first hint of the hitching tiller; believe not the artificial fire, when its redness makes all things look ghastly.
    Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    How prone poor Humanity is to dam up the minutest remnants of its freedom, and build an artificial roof to prevent it looking up to the clear blue sky.
    —E.T.A.W. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus Wilhelm)