"...Like a moon on the tides"

A quote that may be of use for the project:

"Language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides."

- Alcaeus, Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)

Maybe a variation:

"Computation exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides."

 "Physics exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides." (maybe doesn't work, because it exerts non-hidden power)

"Culture exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides."

"Computation and culture exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides."

Or a turn of phrase:

"A moon on the tides exerts hidden power"

 I like that the best, I think!

-Doug