Edward Carson

Famous quotes containing the words edward and/or carson:

    Mr. Edward Carson, QC: Do you drink champagne yourself?
    Mr. Oscar Wilde: Yes; iced champagne is a favourite drink of mine—strongly against my doctor’s orders.
    Mr. Edward Carson, QC: Never mind your doctor’s orders, sir!
    Mr. Oscar Wilde: I never do.
    Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

    The “control of nature” is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man.
    —Rachel Carson (1907–1964)