Famous quotes containing the words technical, fire and/or control:
“A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel.”
—Heywood Broun (1888–1939)
“My paternal grandmother would not light a fire on the Sabbath and piled all Sunday’s washing-up in a bucket, to be dealt with on Monday morning, because the Sabbath was a day of rest—a practice that made my paternal grandfather, the village atheist, as mad as fire. Nevertheless, he willed five quid to the minister, just to be on the safe side.”
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)
“Culture means control over nature.”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)
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