#ancient

It is an ancient need to be told stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo. ↗

— Alan Rickman

#great #jo #need #needs #stories

In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#ancient times #cats #forgotten #gods #times

Strangers used to gather together at the cinema and sit together in the dark, like Ancient Greeks participating in the mysteries, dreaming the same dream in unison. ↗

— Angela Carter

#ancient greeks #cinema #dark #dream #dreaming

In many ways we are all sons and daughters of ancient Greece. ↗

— Nia Vardalos

#daughters #greece #many #sons #ways

The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#earth #eroding #human #permanently

Myths can't be translated as they did in their ancient soil. We can only find our own meaning in our own time. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#did #find #meaning #myths #only

In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than some other continents. ↗

— Peter Garrett

#affected #ancient #australia #because #climate

The territorial state is such an ancient form of society - here in Europe it dates back thousands of years - that it is now protected by the sanctity of age and the glory of tradition. A strong religious feeling mingles with the respect and the devotion to the fatherland. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

#ancient #back #dates #devotion #europe

The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. ↗

— Robert Wilson Lynd

#appears #belief #dangerous #decisive #human

If we look to the history of other nations, ancient or modern, we find no example of a growth so rapid, so gigantic, of a people so prosperous and happy. ↗

— James Monroe

#example #find #gigantic #growth #happy