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Leon Battista Alberti Quotes

When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be living among the gods.

Leon Battista Alberti

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: architect
Nationality: italian
Birth: February 14, 1404 - April 25, 1472

Topics

Science Living Within Seem Forces

The value of biodiversity is that it makes our ecosystems more resilient, which is a prerequisite for stable societies; its wanton destruction is akin to setting fire to our lifeboat.

Johan Rockstrom

Fire Value More Biodiversity Our

People have to find ways of explaining the work.

Andres Serrano

Work People Find Explaining Ways

We should give people the freedom to express who they are.

Andreja Pejic

Freedom People Give Who Should

There's nothing wrong with a little agitation for what's right or what's fair.

John Lewis

Wrong Nothing Fair Right Little

Whenever you're the child of a famous person, you get judged in odd ways because of that.

Jeff Bridges

Child Famous You Person Because Get

People are looking around. They are looking to do something with their time and money. The question is, what?

John Simon

Time Money People Looking Question

I don't happen to subscribe to the notion that everybody who criticizes Tom Daschle is criticizing Tim Johnson. I think that's a bit of a stretch.

John Thune

Think Happen Stretch Who Subscribe

We are united in the hope that every individual will someday enjoy at least the intellectual privileges we have had, if not always the material advantages.

Sidney Altman

Hope Enjoy Intellectual Will Always

When I was a little kid, I wanted to be, like, you know, a movie star, you know? Or, I always have interest in movie, you know? Because I like the visual aspect of the movies, et cetera.

Tommy Wiseau

You Know Movies Kid Always Star

I'm tired of being this solemn poet of the masses, the enigma shrouded in a mystery.

Michael Stipe

Tired Mystery Enigma Poet Masses

The notion that the mind and body are actually different sides of the same coin goes all the way back to the origins of medicine. For most of its history, the practice was not separated from other aspects of human activity.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

History Practice Mind Medicine Body

There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!

Douglas Wood

People Me Nothing Stage High Being