1220 Quotes & Sayings

Tell me, sonny, what do you think makes good army material?" the recruiting officer asked. "Light cotton? — Steve Toltz

The years between Roger Bacon's birth, in 1220, and Uthred's death, in 1370, are considered the final flowering of the Middle Ages. They were followed by a longer, grimmer period in Europe, during which the machinery for rooting out heresy defeated enlightened discourse almost completely. The early condemnation of works by William Ockham, Johannes Eckehart, the spiritual Franciscans, and Dante signaled the start of a breakdown in the integrity of Western thought. During this Great Interruption, xenophobia replaced curiosity, interest in Islam and the classics withered, and Muslim thought was anathematized or ignored. Fifty years later, it was no longer wise to learn Arabic, Hebrew, or even Greek. — Michael Wolfe

People's hands fascinate me. It's tempting to look at a businessman's left hand and see if there's an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there's a tan line and the skin is pressed down where's he's worked a ring off his finger. — Benedict Cumberbatch

A healthy old fellow, who is not a fool, is the happiest creature living. — Gerald Brenan

Respecting the opinions and beliefs of another, even if they differ from yours, is a genuine sign of love. — Charles F. Glassman

Sold my guitar to the baker's son for a few crumbs and a place to hide. — Bob Dylan

I like to go for a little drive up the California coast. — Colin Farrell

Night came early to this neighborhood, the sun fleeing the sky, leaving heaven black and blue. — Lisa Scottoline

The status quo feels comfortable and steady because much of the choice has been squeezed out. You have your routines, your ways of doing things. — Chip Heath