In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.
Source: Declaring that if he were a young man he would choose a career that kept him more in contact with nature than with science; in Life, 22 Dec 1967.
-- Charles A Lindbergh, (Feb 4 1902-1974), US aviator; The Lone Eagle, made 1st solo nonstop trans-Atlantic flight NY to Paris, 1927; wrote The Spirit of St. Louis, 1953.