The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. View quotes by George Bernard Shaw
The real distinction is between those who adapt their purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in the light of their purposes. View quotes by Henry Kissinger
We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways. View quotes by Clarence Day
