If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, and a sign on it saying, "End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE TO NOT TOUCH," the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.
Joel GarreauInforming all of Carson's work was the idea that although human beings are part of nature, we are distinguished by our power to alter it irreversibly.
Joel GarreauToday the story is no less attitude-adjusting. It is about the defining cultural, social and political issue of our age. It is about human transformation.
Joel GarreauThe Harvard Law of Animal Behavior holds that under controlled experimental conditions of temperature, time, lighting, feeding, and training, the organism will behave as it damn well pleases.
Joel Garreau