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Creation13 quotes
Therefore it is necessary to arrive at a prime mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God. — St. Thomas Aquinas · 1265And God saw that it was good. — Genesis 1:21 · 1405 BCThis most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being... This Being governs all things, not as the soul of the world, but as Lord over all; and on account of his dominion he is wont, to be called Lord God παντοκρατωρ or Universal Ruler. — Isaac Newton · 1713Nature never makes excellent things for mean or no uses. — John Locke · 1690Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired. — Mark Twain · 1904In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — Genesis 1:1 · 1405 BCAll 13 quotes →Creation of the world4 quotes
And God saw that it was good. — Genesis 1:21 · 1405 BCThis most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being... This Being governs all things, not as the soul of the world, but as Lord over all; and on account of his dominion he is wont, to be called Lord God παντοκρατωρ or Universal Ruler. — Isaac Newton · 1713In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — Genesis 1:1 · 1405 BCThen God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. — Genesis 1:3 · 1405 BCOrigin of the universe3 quotes
Therefore it is necessary to arrive at a prime mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God. — St. Thomas Aquinas · 1265This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being... This Being governs all things, not as the soul of the world, but as Lord over all; and on account of his dominion he is wont, to be called Lord God παντοκρατωρ or Universal Ruler. — Isaac Newton · 1713In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — Genesis 1:1 · 1405 BCArt2 quotes
We work in the dark—we do what we can—we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art. — Henry James · 1893The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and... He does it without destroying something else. — John Updike · 1977Creativity2 quotes
We work in the dark—we do what we can—we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art. — Henry James · 1893But there is good and reason in us, in human beings, with whom fortune plays, and we can be stronger than nature and fate, if only for a few hours. And we can draw close to one another in times of need, understand and love one another, and live to comfort each other. And sometimes, when the black depths are silent, we can do even more. We can then be gods for moments, stretch out a commanding hand and create things which were not there before and which, when they are created, continue to live without us. — Hermann Hesse · 1910God2 quotes
Therefore it is necessary to arrive at a prime mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God. — St. Thomas Aquinas · 1265This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being... This Being governs all things, not as the soul of the world, but as Lord over all; and on account of his dominion he is wont, to be called Lord God παντοκρατωρ or Universal Ruler. — Isaac Newton · 1713Nature2 quotes
Nature never makes excellent things for mean or no uses. — John Locke · 1690All things are artificiall, for nature is the Art of God. — Sir Thomas Browne · 1643The world2 quotes
And God saw that it was good. — Genesis 1:21 · 1405 BCIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — Genesis 1:1 · 1405 BCArtists1 quote
The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and... He does it without destroying something else. — John Updike · 1977Beginning of time1 quote
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — Genesis 1:1 · 1405 BCCreation of man1 quote
Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired. — Mark Twain · 1904Efficiency of nature1 quote
Nature never makes excellent things for mean or no uses. — John Locke · 1690Human origins1 quote
Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired. — Mark Twain · 1904Human potential1 quote
But there is good and reason in us, in human beings, with whom fortune plays, and we can be stronger than nature and fate, if only for a few hours. And we can draw close to one another in times of need, understand and love one another, and live to comfort each other. And sometimes, when the black depths are silent, we can do even more. We can then be gods for moments, stretch out a commanding hand and create things which were not there before and which, when they are created, continue to live without us. — Hermann Hesse · 1910Imagination1 quote
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. — Gerald M. Edelman · 2000Light1 quote
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. — Genesis 1:3 · 1405 BCMemory1 quote
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. — Gerald M. Edelman · 2000Nature of art1 quote
The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and... He does it without destroying something else. — John Updike · 1977Nature of the world1 quote
And God saw that it was good. — Genesis 1:21 · 1405 BCNothingness1 quote
Nothing can be created from nothing. — Lucretius · 55 BCObservation1 quote
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. — Gerald M. Edelman · 2000Perception1 quote
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. — Gerald M. Edelman · 2000