"Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas, like the Nomads."

--

Source : Stephen Gardiner (2002). “The house: its origins and evolution”, Constable & Company Limited

Stephen Gardiner

#Past Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Nomad Quotes

“And we think that our citizens and yours would be very angry if they thought that we hadnt taken every possible step for prevention and then for joint action in the likelihood of those who threaten our lives and our well- being, taking action at the same time.”

Source : "Interview with British Home Secretary David Blunkett". "CNN Live on Location" with Judy Wiidruff, www.cnn.com. April 3, 2003.
“If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have a constitutional right to health care?”
“Not whether we accomplish anarchism today, tomorrow, or within ten centuries, but that we walk towards anarchism today, tomorrow, and always.”

Source : Errico Malatesta, Paul Avrich Collection (Library of Congress) (1933). “A talk between two workers”
“Which is bigger? A baby eagle or a giant crow?”
“There were the classic challenges any tourist faces, like getting lost, getting sick, losing things, getting in a fight... All these things happened numerous times. The only point of the trip that was defiantly challenging was a point that's not actually in our film.”
“Cancer don't respect nothing.”
“Amanda is now a tenure-track professor at Yale.”
“I still work out most days. When I do it, I go full blast five or six days a week, two to three hours a day. I enjoy it. It's therapeutic for me.”

You may also like:

Anne Askew
Poet
Catherine of Aragon
Ambassador
Catherine Parr
Queen consort of England
Henry VIII of England
King of England
Mark Rylance
Actor
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas More
Saint
Thomas Wolsey
Political figure