Ancient metaphysics underwent many changes at the hands of medieval thinkers who brought it in line with the dominant religious and theological… — Wilhelm Dilthey Copy Share Image
In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same,… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
And someday when the descendants of humanity have spread from star to star they won’t tell the children about the history of… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
Out of our deepest memories come the forgotten forms of the past, given new life by the living sentience of an ancient… — Robert Holdstock Copy Share Image
I must admit that i am fascinated by the glories of ancient India. But when will the purveyors of Indian culture realise… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
Doughboy," I said. "What is this scroll?" "A spell lost in time!" he pronounced. "Ancient words of tremendous power!" "Well?" I demanded.… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
So, the ant way of life is very ancient and very successful. As far as human beings are concerned, we've been around… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
On the Continent stray cats are judged individually on their merit-some are loved, some are only respected; in England they are universally… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
One form of religion perpetually gives way to another; if religion did not change it would be dead. ... Each time the… — Edith Hamilton Copy Share Image
God gave music the power to carry his light into the darkness. That’s a mighty privilege. It means intentionally telling stories and… — Andrew Peterson Copy Share Image
In looking at these pots at the Field Museum, Alix [MacKenzie] and I both came to a conclusion individually but also collectively… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
Our culture is obsessed with youth because we have lost the ancient knowledge that growth never stops. We are not transient, momentary… — Eben Alexander Copy Share Image
“I did not know, however, that ancient glories imply, at least in the middle of the present century, present fatigue and, quite… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
“According to Aristophanes in Plato's The Banquet, in the ancient world of legend there were three types of people. In ancient times… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Earth is ancient now, but all knowledge is stored up in her. She keeps a record of everything that has happened since… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
May Peace reign in all hearts. Let us not forget that Peace is Light; let us not forget that Peace is an… — Samael Aun Weor Copy Share Image
3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime. According to some ancient manuscripts 9 is not a prime number, but beyond… — Christopher Columbus Copy Share Image
I suppose, I hoped, by setting a particularly brutal ancient rite in the present and in my own village to shock the… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
Just as our ancient ancestors drew animals on cave walls and carved animals from wood and bone, we decorate our homes with… — Diane Ackerman Copy Share Image
About a billion years ago, long before the continents had separated to define the ancient oceans, or their own outlines had been… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
Perhaps these ancient observatories like Stonehenge perennially impress modern people because modern people have no idea how the Sun, Moon, or stars… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Alan [Lomax] and his father started off changing the definition of folk music from something ancient and anonymous to something very contemporary. — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
The nurturing flow of life, extreme intelligence, beauty, and perfect harmony are active in every one of us. Yoga was developed in… — Mark Whitwell Copy Share Image
“The ancients Knew exactly what they were doing. There is no mystery on why the monuments around the word are placed where… — Kenneth G. Ortiz Copy Share Image
the description of lust was simple: two people learn they're compatible , attraction grows, and the ancient instinct to preserve the species… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
In ancient Israel and Rome the judge had appeared as a stand-in for the divine, and corruption was a blinding of the… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
I am a hunter. Not merely 'a person who hunts', but someone to whom this ancient, natural and honorable activity is an… — David Petersen Copy Share Image
Through consciousness, our minds have the power to change our planet and ourselves. It is time we heed the wisdom of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That which works is authentic. It's a practical truth. What really matters is that we find benefit, regardless of whether it's an… — David F. Swensen Copy Share Image
With all the mass media concentrated in a few hands, the ancient faith in the competition of ideas in the free market… — Kingman Brewster, Jr Copy Share Image
Yiddish is the voice of exile, the tongue of ghettos, but I'll shed a tear when it joins ancient Greek and dead… — Linda Barnes Copy Share Image
I live within the vivid colors of my imagination, soaring with rainbow-feathered birds, racing the desert winds on horseback, wrapped in ancient… — Laurel Burch Copy Share Image
Diane Cluck is a virtuosic talent with an emotionality that feels at once ancient and alien. Her mastery of her voice as… — Antony Hegarty Copy Share Image
What government supports, government controls. This is an ancient axiom repeatedly ratified by experience. . . . Indeed, as is well known,… — Edd Doerr Copy Share Image
There is no true expertise in the humanities without knowing all of the humanities. Art is a vast, ancient interconnected web-work, a… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
Occasionally I encounter people getting into their cars who will say, "Oh, you haven't been walking lately" - like I'm a symbol… — Stephen Vincent Benet Copy Share Image
The ancient human question 'Who am I?' leads inevitably to the equally important question 'Whose am I?' - for there is no… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
Only with maturity did I come to appreciate my own Chinese roots: not just the food and the ancient history, but also… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
A lot of the ancient Norse myths and legends are the basis of a lot of the sci-fi, fantasy films out there.… — Karl Urban Copy Share Image