The modern version of Buridan's ass [a figurative description of a man of indecision] has a Ph.D., but no time to grow… — Erwin Chargaff Copy Share Image
I think Leonardo da Vinci teaches us the value of both being focused on things that fascinate us but also, at times,… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
Leonardo da Vinci did not take received wisdom - whether from ancient classical thinkers or medieval scholars or from the Bible -… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
Leonardo da Vinci had such a playful curiosity. If you read his notebooks, you'll see he's curious about what the tongue of… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, Complete by Leonardo Da Vinci (#3 in our series by Leonardo… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“No matter how old you are now. You are never too young or too old for success or going after what you… — Pablo Copy Share Image
What if at school you had to take an 'art class' in which you were only taught how to paint a fence?… — Edward Frenkel Copy Share Image
When I ask myself what are the great things we got from the Renaissance, it's the great art, the great music, the… — Kip Thorne Copy Share Image
“Rorschach knew Binet’s work and was familiar with Binet’s own inspiration—Leonardo da Vinci, who in his “Treatise on Painting” described throwing paint… — Damion Searls Copy Share Image
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time or enough money to change the world. You have exactly the same number of hours… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to… — anais nin Copy Share Image
“Leonardo da Vinci and the much younger Michelangelo had often made it clear that they had no respect for each other’s craft.… — Benjamin Blech Copy Share Image
I particularly like the catchphrase of Leonardo Da Vinci: Ostinato Rigore! (Which means, pretty much, Relentless Rigor). — Paul Lynch Copy Share Image
“We eat spaghetti all' amatriciana , with a sauce of guanciale , which is the pig's" ---he ran his finger down her… — Anthony Capella Copy Share Image
“But Italy worked some marvel in her. It gave her light, and – which he held more precious – it gave her… — E.M. Forster Copy Share Image
“To understand, I destroyed myself. To understand is to forget about loving. I know nothing more simultaneously false and telling than the… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
Leonardo da Vinci was a man of regal spirit and tremendous breadth of mind; and his name became so famous that not… — Giorgio Vasari Copy Share Image
“Consider Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, celebrated for its beautiful detail, the surreal backdrop, and of course the subject’s enigmatic smile. More… — Kevin Simler Copy Share Image
“Embora eu acreditasse estar aprendendo a viver, estava aprendendo a morrer. — Leonardo da Vinci” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Artists and scientists are very close. They always have been, but I think we've just been divided out over the last few… — Cornelia Parker Copy Share Image
“There are three classes of people: Those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.” –… — Chris Messner Copy Share Image
Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo is arguably the world's most famous polymath. So many thoughts and so many different ideas! — William Gurstelle Copy Share Image
“Edwin Land of Polaroid talked about the intersection of the humanities and science. I like that intersection. There's something magical about that… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
