Earth Machine

Famous quotes containing the words earth and/or machine:

    “Of all things upon earth that bleed and grow,
    A herb most bruised is woman.”
    —Euripides (c. 480–406 B.C.)

    “The American people is out to get the kaiser. We are bending every nerve and every energy towards that end; anybody who gets in the way of the great machine the energy and devotion of a hundred million patriots is building towards the stainless purpose of saving civilization from the Huns will be mashed like a fly. I’m surprised that a collegebred man like you hasn’t more sense. Don’t monkey with the buzzsaw.”
    —John Dos Passos (1896–1970)