Giambattista Vico Quotes

It is true that men themselves made this world of nations... but this world without doubt has issued from a mind often diverse, at times quite contrary, and always superior to the particular ends that men had proposed to themselves.

Giambattista Vico

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: June 23, 1668 - January 23, 1744

Topics

MenMindWorldDoubtTrueWithout

In general, I feel so much of pop culture is set in the generic big city, particularly comics. I feel like there are so many other stories to tell.

Jeff Lemire

CultureCityFeelBig CityTellBig

My characters came with a lot of gear, a lot of weaponry.

Rob Liefeld

GearCharactersLotCameWeaponry

I've never been one to look up the ladder. I've always looked down the ladder. As long as there's one guy down there, I'm fine.

Ron White

LongLookDownLadderNeverAlways

A good sense of humor will get you everywhere.

Josh Bowman

GoodHumorYouSense Of HumorWill

Music always gets bumped until I have some time to get around to it.

Johnny Flynn

MusicTimeAlwaysGetSomeAround

Once you start cycling, the city opens up for you. No longer are you fighting it, hot and frustrated; no longer are you at the mercy of bus drivers, roadworks, decisions made by others and over which you have no control. Believe me, once you've tasted this freedom, you're hooked.

Deborah Moggach

FreedomCityMeControlStartYou

This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

William James

LifeWorthSayLivingWorth Living

Everyone has a rock bottom.

Prince

RockEveryoneBottom

A friend and I were talking about how I don't like carnival rides that make me dizzy. I looked up from the conversation and thought, 'Dizzy - that sounds like a great title for a song.' The next day, I went into the studio with some co-writers, and we wrote that song.

Tyler Shaw

FriendGreatDayMeSongThought

Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.

Tiger Woods

SportsMenBasketballHockeyBlack

One of the main rules with my mom was if I broke a club, she was going to take it and I wouldn't get it back. So I made sure I kept all my clubs.

Rickie Fowler

MomBackRulesSheClubGoing

I can't stand going to those sandwich bars where you've got to choose your own stuff, because I don't know what goes together. It does my head in. I'd rather them tell me. I'm not the expert. I haven't spent years learning these different combinations.

Rhys Darby

LearningTogetherMeStandChoose

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