Quotes by Century Reality in our century is not something to be faced. Graham Greene century literature reality Widespread caffeine use explains a lot about the twentieth century. Greg Egan century society use It never occurred to any Enlightenment figure in the eighteenth century that law was not preferable to man. Gore Vidal century law men A cannon fires only once but words detonate across centuries Grant Morrison cannons century fire Monolingualism is the illiteracy of the 21st century! Greg Roberts illiteracy 21st-century century I like classical music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and I adore Bach above all. Gregory Maguire classical-music late century This young century will be liberty's century. George W. Bush century liberty young Through music we may wander where we will in time, and find friends in every century. Helen Thompson Woolley century music may There is a wealth of twentieth century music that is being re-discovered by a generation that hasnt heard it. Helen Reddy wealth generations century It is the chief value of legend to mix up the centuries while preserving the sentiment. Gilbert K. Chesterton chiefs legends century I invented nothing new, I simply assembled the discoveries of other men behind whom there was centuries of work. Henry Ford century discovery men After Buddha was dead, his shadow was still shown for centuries in a cave. Friedrich Nietzsche shadow century caves Mozart, the last chord of a centuries-old great European taste. Friedrich Nietzsche century lasts taste The new American, like the new European, was the servant of the powerhouse, as the European of the twelfth century was the servant of the Church. Henry Adams servant century church Even theologians, even the great theologians of the thirteenth century, even Saint Thomas Aquinas himself did not trust to faith alone, or assume the existence of God. Henry Adams assuming saint century Nevertheless, during the sixty years of the twentieth century many problems have come increasingly into the realm of acceptable public discussion. Herman Kahn century problem years A good aphorism is too hard for the tooth of time, and is not worn away by all the centuries, although it serves as food for every epoch. Friedrich Nietzsche aphorism teeth century Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years. Henry David Thoreau printing century years And the annual meetings of the League's Assembly are in effect official peace congresses binding on the participating states to an extent that most statesmen a quarter of a century ago would have regarded as utopian. Hjalmar Branting assembly century league Protest against Industrial Capitalism from one aspect or another is universal: so was the protest against the condition of European religion at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Hilaire Belloc economy century politics «56789101112131415»