A classic is the term given to any book which comes to represent the whole universe, a book on a par with… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
It is a true observation of ancient writers, that as men are apt to be cast down by adversity, so they, are… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Fantasy, in addition to being great storytelling, moves us at some unique and profound level. It has, I think, the power of… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
While [the Arians], like men sprung from a dunghill, truly "spoke from the earth" [Jn. 3:31], the bishops [of Nicea], not having… — Athanasius of Alexandria Copy Share Image
A war is coming, a battle that will stretch from the prehistoric forests of the ancient past to the cutting-edge research labs… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further simplified and purified by the early philosophers… — Hu Shih Copy Share Image
A thicket of summer grass / Is all that remains / Of the dreams of ancient warriors. — Matsuo Basho Copy Share Image
Stars. Trees breathe in starlight year after year, and it goes deep into their bones. So when you cut a tree open,… — Frances O'Roark Dowell Copy Share Image
There's a joy without canker or cark, There's a pleasure eternally new, 'T is to gloat on the glaze and the mark… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
It's no secret that I've always had an interest in mythology. Whether it's Arthurian or ancient Greek or even Marvel universe. I've… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I don't say that I'm an atheist. I don't like that term, because I think it mirrors the certitude of religion. I… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
What suggests to non-Evangelical scholars that the resurrection narratives contain legendary accounts? First there is a variety of apparent contradictions in the… — Robert M. Price Copy Share Image
If I tell you my character has grey hair, you will not see her. If I tell you she has a tiny… — Pat Schneider Copy Share Image
What we want is a social harmony, even as we live in a world where any idea about 'the real thing' is… — Douglas Lain Copy Share Image
The battle between server and servee is as ancient as it is well disguised, and it follows, therefore, that waiters have developed… — Susie Dent Copy Share Image
Beliefs create behaviors, and the dysfunctional behaviors of the human race, observable everywhere every day, are the product of our non-workable beliefs.… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
“What is this power of words? In our everyday routine, we use words to carry out all our transactions. If someone praises… — Harsha Yardi Copy Share Image
[In ancient Rome,] why did the senate after killing Caesar turn around and give the government to his nephew? Why did France… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
The three most ancient opinions concerning God are Anarchia, Polyarchia, and Monarchia. The first two are the sport of the children of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last creative word; she lives and has still something to… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
As strange as this may sound, I very seldom read fiction. Because my novels require so much research, almost everything I read… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
A genuinely free and educated man should be able to tune himself, as one tunes a musical instrument, absolutely arbitrarily, at his… — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
One function of the income gap is that the people at the top of the heap have a hard time even seeing… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
“I sometimes wonder if the hand is not more sensitive to the beauties of sculpture than the eye. I should think the… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image