The Renaissance took place in chaos and plague.

“Just as not all butterflies produce a hurricane, not all outbreaks of bubonic plague produce a Renaissance.”

— Eric Weiner

To my mind, nothing is as important as good writing, because in literature, the walls between people and cultures are broken down, and the…

— Richard Bausch

“The medieval period based its scriptural exegesis upon the Vulgate translation of the Bible. There was no authorized version of this text, despite the…

— Alister E. McGrath

If theory is the role of the architect, then such beautiful proofs are the role of the craftsman. Of course, as with the great…

— Michael Atiyah

Implosion is no invention in the conventional sense, but rather the renaissance of ancient knowledge, lost over the course of time.

— Viktor Schauberger

Since the Renaissance, people have had to get used to living their life on a random planet in the vast galaxy.

— Jostein Gaarder

Programming is how we talk to the machines that are increasingly woven into our lives. If you aren't a programmer, you're like one of…

— Tim O'Reilly

“Defining the Renaissance Man “A man can do all that he will.”

— Scott Griffiths and Eric Elfman

I was determined to make Renaissance Man Food Services and Herschel's Famous 34 major players in a very tough industry.

— Herschel Walker

“We've never heard About a marvel quite so great, For all the heroes who have lived In history can't measure up In bravery against…

— Christine de Pizan

Where there is no danger of overt action there is rarely any interference with freedom. That is why there has so often been amazing…

— Walter Lippmann

A renaissance in cellular biology has recently revealed the molecular mechanisms by which thoughts and perceptions directly influence gene activity and cell behavior...Energy psychology,…

— Bruce H. Lipton

I've gradually fooled myself into becoming a real painter... I really just like to sit in my air-conditioned Rome painting studio surrounded by Medieval…

— Mark Kostabi

If we believe in the rebirth of our civilization... then clearly this renaissance must begin in the chambers of our own hearts... We cannot…

— Georg Feuerstein

Marxism is like a classical building that followed the Renaissance; beautiful in its way, but incapable of growth.

— Harold MacMillan