Medieval Quotes

163 Medieval quotes by 143 unique authors

I will try not to panic, to keep my standard of living modest and to work steadily, even shyly, in the spirit of those medieval… — John Updike
Game of Thrones' is a fantasy show not dedicated to any specific time, but it seems to exist in sort of a 1400s medieval fantasy… — Gwendoline Christie
My view is that climate changes have happened in the last 80 years, that is, the world has got a little bit warmer, although not… — Piers Corbyn
My final historical romance came out December 2005. While I enjoyed writing medieval romances, I was also dying to write something with more edge. — Tina St. John
The rosary was said every evening. I always liked that sentence about the medieval Churches, that they were the Bibles of the poor. The Church… — John McGahern
A lot of fantasy names are too much. They’re too difficult to pronounce. I wanted the flavour of medieval England. I took actual names we… — George R. R. Martin
I'd like to do a story about the medieval ages where in every scene you'd sort of feel that you were in the 12th century.… — Oliver Stone
I not only hope that YouTube channels compete with television shows for viewers and revenue, I hope they develop a bitter rivalry which could only… — Ray William Johnson
Now the work of art also represents a state of final equilibrium, of accomplished order and maximum relative entropy, and there are those who resent… — Rudolf Arnheim
To the medieval mind the possibility of doubt did not exist. — William Manchester
I've gradually fooled myself into becoming a real painter... I really just like to sit in my air-conditioned Rome painting studio surrounded by Medieval and… — Mark Kostabi
The civilized people of today look back with horror at their medieval ancestors who wantonly destroyed great works of art or sat slothfully by while… — Theodore Roosevelt
Science, which is only another name for truth, now holds religious charlatans, self-deceivers and God agents in a certain degree of check--agents and employees, I… — Luther Burbank
The medieval mystics say the true image and the true real met once and for all on the cross: once and for all: and yet… — Madeleine L'Engle
I listen to a lot of medieval music. — Grimes
If ever there was a slamming of the door in the face of constructive investigation, it is the word miracle. To a medieval peasant, a… — Richard Dawkins
Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people… — Umberto Eco
We can appreciate but not really understand the medieval town. We cannot comprehend its compactness, the contiguity of all its buildings as a single uninterrupted… — Arthur Erickson
A glance at the history of European poetry is enough to inform us that rhyme itself is not indispensable. Latin poetry in the classical age… — James Fenton
If you were a medieval scholar reading a book, you knew that there was a reasonable likelihood you'd never see that particular text again, and… — Joshua Foer
The medieval university looked backwards; it professed to be a storehouse of old knowledge. The modern university looks forward, and is a factory of new… — Thomas Huxley
I decorated my house like a medieval gothic castle, European-style. Chandeliers and red velvet curtains. My bedroom is pink and black, my bathroom is totally… — Avril Lavigne
A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall. — Vince Lombardi
There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings. — George R. R. Martin
I don't know if I have any particular views about women in positions of power, though I do think it's more difficult for women, particularly… — George R. R. Martin

Who Wrote These Medieval Quotes

143 authors contributed a total of 163 Medieval Quotes, led by these top contributors: