Cathedral Quotes

124 quotes by 113 authors

Perhaps I shall not write my account of the Paleolithic at all, but make a film of it. A silent film at that, in which… — Penelope Lively
Everyone will live in his own cathedral. — Ivan Chtcheglov
The God of the Bible is also the God of the genome. He can be worshipped in the cathedral or in the laboratory. His creation… — Francis Collins
You can't build a cathedral in a day. A look at the club's history tells you these things take time. — Gerard Houllier
Universities are renowned for their tolerance of unusual characters, especially if they show originality and dedication to their research. I have often made the comment… — Tony Attwood
I come from a tradition of Western culture, in which the ideal (my ideal) was the complex, dense, and 'cathedral-like' structure of the highly educated… — Richard Foreman
Concepts differentiate architecture from mere building...A bicycle shed with a concept is architecture; a cathedral without one is just a building. — Bernard Tschumi
The unpurged images of day recede; The Emperor's drunken soldiery are abed; Night resonance recedes, night-walkers' song After great cathedral gong. — William Butler Yeats
Three men were laying brick. The first was asked: " What are you doing? He answered: " Laying some brick." The second man was asked:… — Charles R. Schwab
Peace is not just the absence of war. Like a cathedral, peace must be constructed patiently and with unshakable faith. — Pope John Paul II
In cathedral or cottage, the art of worship is an inner adventure; it is the personal practice of the presence of God. — Wilferd Peterson
The charm, one might say the genius, of memory is that it is choosy, chancy and temperamental; it rejects the edifying cathedral and indelibly photographs… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I believe talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it. You can plug into it and light up a lamp, keep a… — Maya Angelou
Tread softly as you draw near to the bedside of a dying man, for the space around him is holy ground. Speak in hushed tones,… — Jennifer Worth
It is easy to turn our religious life into a cathedral for beautiful memories, but there are feet to be washed . . . — Oswald Chambers
You canâ€™t bring an unwritten place to life without losing something substantial. Manila is the cradle, the graveyard, the memory. The Mecca, the Cathedral, the… — Miguel Syjuco
Sex wasn't God's big mistake. Judging against sex was humanity's big mistake. Pleasure is as divine as any cathedral, any temple. — Deepak Chopra
To write rhythmic prose one must go deep into oneself and find the anonymous and multiple rhythm of the blood. Prose needs to be built… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Photography is all about capturing a mood, a feeling. I feel a special connection with nature, often very powerful. This late afternoon was phenomenal. Standing… — Peter Lik
For me, the reason why people go to a mountaintop or go to the edge of the ocean is to look at something larger than… — Diane Paulus

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