Marie Rutkoski Quotes

One of the things that always fascinated me about the Renaissance was that it was a time both of great scientific discovery and also of superstition and belief in magic. And so it was a period in which Galileo invented the telescope, but also a time when hundreds were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches.

Marie Rutkoski

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 5, 1977

Topics

GreatTimePeopleMeThoughtMagic

There was never anything I wanted to do more than play tennis. Never once walked out there and thought, 'I wish I was doing something else.' Not once.

Jimmy Connors

ThoughtWishDoingPlayMoreNever

Epidemics follow patterns because diseases follow patterns. Viruses spread; they reproduce; they die.

Jill Lepore

DieFollowPatternsSpreadBecause

You have to be awake at 6 a.m., when everyone else is asleep.

Matthew Ashford

YouEveryoneAwakeEveryone Else

The hard work pays off.

Angelique Kerber

WorkHard WorkHardOffPays

I started playing guitar when I was 12 and probably from that age knew that I wanted to make music and make my own music. Playing with other bands like the Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens was more like an apprenticeship for me than anything.

St. Vincent

MusicAgeMeGuitarMy OwnMore

A lot of people feel left out by a government that taxes too much and regulates them too heavily and seems to result in a set of circumstances where economic and political incumbents benefit at everybody else's expense.

Mike Lee

GovernmentPeoplePoliticalResult

I've always been fairly confident in my acting.

Jason Gann

ConfidentActingAlwaysBeenFairly

That test should not be about ratings. What should weigh is the knowledge that a public broadcaster delivers programmes that matter.

Jonathan Dimbleby

KnowledgeTestMatterShouldPublic

Confession has been my habitual homecoming since I was a child. It is a consolation and a joy, and such joy, our faith teaches us, is meant for everyone. It is our vocation to bring it to as many people as possible.

Donald Wuerl

FaithJoyChildPeoplePossibleUs

I have done things politically, and I've been running a business at the same time, but I sort of joke that to some extent I do more than most legislators have done in their whole careers, and I've been doing it as a part-time job.

Craig Benson

BusinessTimeJobDoingDoneMore

Walter Cronkite was a personally decent and convivial man, who literally couldn't kill a fly, was kind to his children, generally helpful to juniors, authentically curious about the news, and, in his time, an energetic reporter.

Conrad Black

ChildrenTimeManCuriousFlyNews

Music's always been at the heart of Apple. It's deep in our DNA. We've sold Macs to musicians since the beginning of Macs.

Tim Cook

MusicHeartBeginningDeepMusicians

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