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When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble. -- Laura Dern
It must be possible to solve the task of controlling nature and yet simultaneously create a new freedom. -- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Culture means control over nature. -- Johan Huizinga
One thing you cannot control is nature. -- Diana Ross
Nature is under control but not disturbed. -- Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands
Two things control men's nature, instinct and experience. -- Blaise Pascal
Plus, I am paranoid by nature. I need to be in control. -- Taylor Dayne
Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites. -- William Ruckelshaus
The conscious purpose of science is control of Nature; its unconscious effect is disruption and chaos. -- William Irwin Thompson
We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by understanding her laws. -- Jacob Bronowski
Nature, with equal mind, Sees all her sons at play, Sees man control the wind, The wind sweep man away. -- Matthew Arnold
In the country, it feels like you don't have control over nature anymore - nature is in control of you. -- Sam Trammell
In antiquity the sage kings recognized that men's nature is bad and that their tendencies were not being corrected and their lawlessness controlled. -- Xun Zi
What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations. -- Harry A. Blackmun
I think we sometimes give ourselves a little too much credit as humans, as being able to control and understand nature, when in fact we do neither. -- Richard Preston
A writer has an inescapable voice. I think it's inherent in the nature, and I think that we don't control it anymore than we control what we want to write about. -- Horton Foote
Socialised humanity represses nature and degrades human nature; it takes life and waters it down - probably to control it - diluting existence with water that is lukewarm, sweet and murky. -- Michael Leunig
I don't think you can impose limits on science because the very nature of homo sapiens is that he - she - is an inquisitive species. You can't control science. You have to control the effects of science. -- Robert Winston
It will, of course, be understood that directly or indirectly, soon or late, every advance in the sciences of human nature will contribute to our success in controlling human nature and changing it to the advantage of the common weal. -- Edward Thorndike
Although the elusive 'cure' may be a distant dream, understanding the true nature of cancer will enable it to be better controlled and less menacing. -- Paul Davies
The progress and civilisation of the human race simply mean controlling this nature. -- Swami Vivekananda
The controlling Intelligence understands its own nature, and what it does, and whereon it works. -- Marcus Aurelius

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