Loren Eiseley Quotes
If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.
Eiseley, Loren. The Immense Journey. Random House, 1957, p. 15.
Characterizing James K. Polk, a teetotaler:
Agriculture, in most of the country, uses much more water than the human population does for personal drinking and hygiene, but in a number of places there is just not enough water to support all the uses in our growing nation. Agriculture has been organized and has been willing to spend large amounts of money to bribe and/or lobby legislators to block many efforts to develop water supplies for cities large and small under the theory that the more water that went to cities, the less there would be for agriculture.
Coca Cola is mostly water with sugar and a little syrup for flavoring. In addition, water is used heavily in the manufacturing processes of bottles and cans.
Loren Eiseley was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s. He received many honorary degrees and was a fellow of multiple professional societies. At his death, he was Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and History of Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
