James Nasmyth

Week by week my orders grew, and the flat of the old mill soon assumed a very busy aspect.

My father was always anxious to give pleasure to his children. Accordingly, he took me one day, as a special treat, to the top of the grand old tower, to see the chimes played.

OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us.

There's never been anything I didn't love that I didn't connect with on a personal level because, to some degree, I projected upon it.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

The more we exploit nature, The more our options are reduced, until we have only one: to fight for survival.