I had been reading about [John] Calvin for years and had been studying the English Renaissance for many more years, and it… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
Christopher Lynch has made the best and the first careful translation of Machiavelli's Art of War. With useful notes, an excellent introduction,… — Harvey Mansfield Copy Share Image
Memphis is a vibrant and diverse city that is on the verge of a Real Food renaissance. We are more than thrilled… — Kimbal Musk Copy Share Image
Our approach to education has remained largely unchanged since the Renaissance: From middle school through college, most teaching is done by an… — Daphne Koller Copy Share Image
America became a special source of attraction to people who were fleeing the aftereffects of the 30 Years War and the religious… — Mitch Horowitz Copy Share Image
Leisure was the sine qua non of the full Renaissance. The feudal nobility, having lost its martial function, sought diversion all over… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film… — Karl Urban Copy Share Image
[T]he more the public is confused, the easier it falls prey to doctrines of pseudo-science which may at some future date recieve… — Martin Gardner Copy Share Image
Renaissance cowboy/raconteur Pop Wagner ...deadpan funny ...his presence is like meeting Woody Guthrie and Will Rogers riding a single, many colored horse.… — Ron Miles Copy Share Image
If we believe in the rebirth of our civilization... then clearly this renaissance must begin in the chambers of our own hearts...… — Georg Feuerstein Copy Share Image
Two factors explain our success. One, MIT's renaissance after World War II as a federally supported research resource. Two, the mathematical revolution… — Paul Samuelson Copy Share Image
Architecture traditionally has been the slowest of art forms. It was not unusual for great cathedrals to take centuries to complete, with… — Martin Filler Copy Share Image
I am here before you tonight to dedicate this administration to bringing a new renaissance of neighborhood life and community spirit, a… — Jane Byrne Copy Share Image
People will get tired of overly retouched images soon and they'll want something different. If people have too much reality, they want… — David LaChapelle Copy Share Image
A housing renaissance has begun. This may be hard to believe after the dizzying, six-year-long crash in home sales, construction and house… — Mark Zandi Copy Share Image
Why couldn't there be even a western slasher, or why couldn't there be a serial killer in a kind of pirate buccaneer… — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
I can't write a piece of music in a void, I have to know what instrument I'm writing it for. In the… — Bear McCreary Copy Share Image
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