Renaissance Quotes

161 Renaissance quotes by 145 unique authors

Leisure was the sine qua non of the full Renaissance. The feudal nobility, having lost its martial function, sought diversion all over Europe in cultivated… — Mary McCarthy
When I was young, I was interested in Renaissance art. — Sigmar Polke
I would certainly never consider myself a Renaissance Man; I'm not fit to look at the dust from the chariot wheels of many of those… — Alexander McCall Smith
Television preachers extract money from the poor to live in a style and to indulge in shameful acts which equal or outdo the worst of… — J. Irwin Miller
I'm finishing my Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance history. — Peter Weller
The rise of the dramas in the thirteenth century, and the rise of the great novels in a later period, together with their frank glorification… — Hu Shih
I was determined to make Renaissance Man Food Services and Herschel's Famous 34 major players in a very tough industry. — Herschel Walker
Senegal needs a renaissance. — Youssou N'Dour
From 1940 to the present, the art world - and particularly Los Angeles - has undergone a transformation not unlike the Italian Renaissance. — Jeffrey Deitch
English has been this vacuum cleaner of a language, because of its history meeting up with the Romans and then the Danes, the Vikings and… — David Crystal
Small pictures since the Renaissance are like novels; large pictures are like dramas in which one participates in a direct way. — Mark Rothko
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
When you read Boethius and some of the Renaissance philosophers, they talk a lot about the other spheres. There's a music of the spheres. There's… — Frederick Lenz
There are two principles on which all men of intellectual integrity and good will can agree, as a 'basic minimum,' as a precondition of any… — Ayn Rand
Television is making, there was in independent film renaissance late '80s through the mid-90's. It was an amazing time. Television is doing that right now.… — Billy Bob Thornton
The story of Christian reformation, revival, and renaissance underscores that the darkest hour is often just before the dawn, so we should always be people… — Os Guinness
The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events. — Arthur Erickson
Teller and I worked Renaissance Festivals and street performing - actually more real, no kidding around, Philadelphia street performing than we did Renaissance Festivals. — Penn Jillette
People like to make fun of the fans who camp out but people have renaissance fairs; people do Civil War re-enactments; people do what they… — Anna Kendrick
Just as Renaissance artists provided narratives for the era they lived in, so do I. I'm always looking beyond the surface. I've done that ever… — David LaChapelle
Marxism is like a classical building that followed the Renaissance; beautiful in its way, but incapable of growth. — Harold MacMillan
Every renaissance comes to the world with a cry, the cry of the human spirit to be free. — Anne Sullivan Macy
We will continue to count on your unwavering support and commitment to working with leaders of our continent in bringing about the desired renaissance of… — Thabo Mbeki
The term 'renaissance man' is always bandied about. I don't think that applies to me. You think about Leonardo da Vinci, and he was a… — Unknown Author
Rapunzel is a bit more relatable than the other princesses, especially because she doesn't even know that she's a princess until the very end of… — Mandy Moore

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