How little do the most wonderful inventions of modern times detain us. They insult nature. Every machine, or particular application, seems a… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“I realised from quite early on in my childhood that I saw things differently from other people,' he wrote. 'But, more than… — Kevin Dutton Copy Share Image
The whole philosophy of modern times is to dissolve distinctions between individuals and deal with them as large collections of people. It's… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
There is no question that Francis was in advance of his age, as he anticipated all that is liberal and sympathetic in… — Henryk Skolimowski Copy Share Image
The only answer in these modern times, as in all other times, is the blood of Christ. When our conscience rises up… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Curiosity, which may or may not eventuate in something useful, is probably the most outstanding characteristic of modern thinking ... Institutions of… — Abraham Flexner Copy Share Image
It is an honor for me to accept the position of men's artistic director for Louis Vuitton. I find the heritage and… — Virgil Abloh Copy Share Image
The Christian religion is, above all the religions that ever prevailed or existed in ancient or modern times, the religion of wisdom,… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Nowadays, the practice of yoga stops with just asanas. Very few even attempt dharana and dhyana (deeper meditation) with seriousness. There is… — Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Copy Share Image
“Paradise is not a garden of bliss and changeless perfection where the lions lie down like lambs (what would they eat?) and… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
The maha-mantra was prescribed for modern times because of the fast-paced nature of things today. Even when people do get into a… — Mukunda Goswami Copy Share Image
While I was drawn to the Renaissance, my first (unpublished) novels took place in modern times. When the subject of alchemy started… — Mary Pope Osborne Copy Share Image
“A secondary problem is that childhood vaccines in modern times do not contain thimerosal (although some flu vaccines do), yet while the… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
The Church of England hasn't often produced great men in modern times. But I have long believed that George Bell, Bishop of… — Peter Hitchens Copy Share Image
“In modern times, nationalism is the most copious and durable source of mass enthusiasm, and that nationalist fervor must be tapped if… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Maybe nothing is art”, maybe everything is or could be art. To that, no doubt she would have responded like she did… — Miuccia Prada Copy Share Image
“The noise and bustle nowadays made you blind and deaf and deadened all sensation.” — Vicki Baum Copy Share Image
Caution in handling generally accepted opinions that claim to explain whole trends of history is especially important for the historian of modern… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
In modern times, the American military has become more bureaucratised. — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
“The Southern rebellion was largely the outgrowth of the Mexican war. Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. We got our… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
It has become a cliché to announce that 'we live in a remix culture'... What was referred to in post-modern times as… — Lev Manovich Copy Share Image
“The elementary particles are often dubbed the atoms of our day. That may or may not be correct. It might be an… — Henning Genz Copy Share Image
“The salvation of art derives in the best of modern times from a celebration of the triumph of the autonomous self—as in… — Walker Percy Copy Share Image
“Disgusted by the abuses to which it led, humanity repressed Christianity by which it had so long been dominated. Repressed, but not… — Paul Tournier Copy Share Image
No other book has been so chopped, knifed, sifted, scrutinized, and vilified. What book on philosophy or religion or psychology or belles… — Bernard Ramm Copy Share Image
