Quotes by Medieval Nothing but mountains filled with barbarous ethnics with views as medieval as their muskets, and unspeakably cruel too. Alexander Cockburn medieval mountain views Faith in the possibility of science, generated antecedently to the development of modern scientific theory, is an unconscious derivative from medieval theology. Alfred North Whitehead medieval derivatives development 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 whole. Arthur Erickson medieval appreciate towns The 'gallows' are not only a symbol of death, but also a symbol of cruelty, terror and irreverence for life; the common denominator of primitive savagery, medieval fanaticism and modern totalitarianism. Arthur Koestler medieval irreverence common If all were equalized by death, as the medieval idea constantly emphasized, was it not possible that inequalities on earth were contrary to the will of God? Barbara Tuchman medieval earth ideas We've got paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technologies. E. O. Wilson medieval technology emotion We are living in modern times throughout the world and yet are dominated by medieval minds. Eqbal Ahmad medieval mind world There was a time in medieval England when they had wandering minstrels ... A wandering minstrel would have been Frank Sinatra's counterpart had he lived during the time of Henry II in 1190 or 1180. Frank Sinatra, Jr. minstrels medieval england You have people chopping off heads of Christians and others. Not since medieval times has anyone seen anything like this. Donald Trump medieval christian people There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings. George R. R. Martin medieval example kings I listen to a lot of medieval music. Grimes medieval But no, I don't think I'm particularly drawn to the period roles or the medieval roles. Hugh Dancy medieval roles thinking Opinion is the companion of probability within the medieval epistemology. Ian Hacking medieval companion opinion I've always been interested in a lot of the medieval art portraying people being tormented. Jack Larson medieval people art with the breakdown of the medieval system, the gods of chaos, lunacy, and bad taste gained ascendancy. John Kennedy Toole medieval chaos taste I went and looked at one of these great cathedrals one day, and I was blown away by it. From there I became interested in how cathedrals were built, and from there I became interested in the society that built the medieval cathedral. It occurred to me at some point that the story of the building of a cathedral could be a great popular novel. Ken Follett medieval one-day stories Economics, we learn in the history of thought, only became a science by escaping from the casuistry and moralizing of medieval thought. Kenneth E. Boulding medieval escaping economics Afghanistan is a rural nation, where 85 percent of people live in the countryside. And out there it's very, very conservative, very tribal - almost medieval. Khaled Hosseini medieval conservative people If I can't face my accusers, that's a joke. We did that in medieval times. Lance Armstrong medieval i-can faces I'm sure you can even find ménage à trois in medieval tales. Louis Garrel medieval tales 12»