#renaissance

To the memory of Vincent Van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, El Greco, and many others who came before me as well as those who will come after. We are one. Thank you. ↗

— Luther E. Vann

#classic-art #creativity #el-greco #harlem-renaissance #henri-de-toulouse-lautrec

The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution as one of the most important developments in economic history. ↗

— Lawrence Summers

#asian #developments #dramatic #economic #economies

While nothing is certain, I firmly believe our nation is on the verge of a nuclear energy renaissance. ↗

— Michael K. Simpson

#certain #energy #firmly #i #nation

The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#artists #creations #events #great #historical

Whose little boy are you? ↗

— James Baldwin

#black #church #coming-of-age #epiphany #god

Man is mortal. This is his fate. Man pretends not to be mortal. That is his sin. Man is a creature of time and place, whose perspectives and insights are invariably conditioned by his immediate circumstances. ↗

— Sylvan Barnet

#men #mortal #renaissance #men

It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80's. ↗

— Karl Urban

#always #back #capable #company #early

A housing renaissance has begun. This may be hard to believe after the dizzying, six-year-long crash in home sales, construction and house prices. But housing turned the corner last year, and it will take off in 2013. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#begun #believe #construction #corner #crash

I am here before you tonight to dedicate this administration to bringing a new renaissance of neighborhood life and community spirit, a renewal of confidence in the future of our city and a revival of opportunity for all Chicago. ↗

— Jane Byrne

#am #before #bringing #chicago #city

Marxism is like a classical building that followed the Renaissance; beautiful in its way, but incapable of growth. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

#building #classical #followed #growth #incapable