Century Quote by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The twentieth century will be chiefly remembered by future generations not as an era of political conflicts or technical inventions, but as an age…

— Arnold J. Toynbee

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

— Henry Ward Beecher

The central event of the twentieth century is the overthrow of matter. ...The powers of the mind are everywhere ascendant over the brute force…

— George Gilder

“This is important because our behavior is affected by our assumptions or our perceived truths. We make decisions based on what we think we…

— Simon Sinek

“One persistent attempt to find a thread in the history of mankind focuses on the notion of Reason. Human history, on this view, is…

— Ernest Gellner

“The institutions, conventions, customs and laws that make up the complex structure of a society are the work of a hundred centuries and a…

— Will Durant

The chief business of twentieth-century philosopy is to reckon with twentieth-century history.

— Anonymous

The humanities and science are not in inherent conflict but have become separated in the twentieth century. Now their essential unity must be re-emphasized,…

— Lewis Mumford

It is pure illusion to think that an opinion that passes down from century to century, from generation to generation, may not be entirely…

— Pierre Bayle

“Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.” —ALBERT EINSTEIN, GERMAN”

— Pam Grout

I did a lot of work with early 20th century attitudes, the kind of superficial notions and behavior that prompt people who don't know…

— James Vance

A century is about events. A decade is about people.

— George Friedman