Mother's taste was eclectic and ranged from the ancient world to the contemporary from Europe to the U.S. — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Layer upon layer, Italy's storied past unfolds in Robert Kaster's captivating journey along the venerable Queen of Roads. I cannot imagine a… — Adrienne Mayor Copy Share Image
The Temple of Diana is in the vicinity of the fountain, which has given rise to the conjecture that it originally constituted… — Marguerite Gardiner Copy Share Image
It was with the utmost difficulty that ancient Rome could support the institution of six vestals; but the primitive church was filled… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than… — Peter Garrett Copy Share Image
I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction. — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
Pompeii, especially, with its grand murals and its flourishing gardens haunted by the dark shadow of Vesuvius, has always suggested uncomfortable parallels… — Eleanor Antin 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
Lao Tsu says the way of life is ancient, timeless. It is existence which he calls the Tao - a mysterious source,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you spend any time in Washington you'll find nerds. What happens is most of them sublimate their fixations with comics, or… — Jonah Goldberg Copy Share Image
There is nothing like it for morale to be reminded that the years are passing - ever more quickly - and that… — Prince Philip Copy Share Image
If we raise a generation of students who dont believe in the process of science, who think everything that weve come to… — Bill Nye Copy Share Image
Life for women in ancient Greece was hard - you had to fight for every inch of ground you got. Both Thetis… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
I love the stories of changelings and the thought that the Fey were these ancient, capricious creatures who were tricky and dangerous.… — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
I'm not modern or ancient: I'm just contemporary. I'm sure every guru of his time was contemporary. — Jaggi Vasudev Copy Share Image
The system of morality to be gathered from the ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in the gospel. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Children of those ancient Aryans, through the grace of the Lord may you have the same pride, may that faith in your… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
In the second century of the Christian era, the Empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Ah; but my courage fails me, and my heart is sick within me! —Lord, take pity on the Christian who doubts, on… — Joris-Karl Huysmans Copy Share Image
I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls, The burial-ground God's-Acre. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
You can have the most advanced and efflorescent cultures. Get your politics wrong, however, and everything stands to be swept away. This… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
Courteous Reader, Astrology is one of the most ancient Sciences, held in high esteem of old, by the Wise and the Great.… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
What has history said of eminence without honor, wealth without wisdom, power and possessions without principle? The answer is reiterated in the… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
Rhythm is a means of organizing sound into specific energy formulas to harmonize the mind and body. Chanting, rhythmic breathing and drumming… — Layne Redmond Copy Share Image
