Rowan Atkinson vs. Leonardo da Vinci
Read 9 entries attributed to Rowan Atkinson alongside 20 attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. Compare the wording and topic labels.
This page places 9 entries attributed to Rowan Atkinson alongside 20 attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. Each selection is ordered by stored importance score. These are selections from QuoteLineage, not complete accounts of either author's work.
Topic labels present in both displayed selections: philosophy, art, religion. Shared labels do not by themselves demonstrate agreement, disagreement, or influence between the authors.
Attributed to Rowan Atkinson, entry #7917: "I cry too much and I find it strange. It must be indicative of some issue within me that I’ve yet to identify. Whether it’s crowds or whether it’s people being nice… Hospitals mak…"
Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, entry #119: "Up Lake Como towards Germany is the Chavenna Valley where the River Mera") enters the lake. Here are barren and very high mountains with large rocks ... In these mountains the wat…"
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Rowan Atkinson
1955
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is an English actor, comedian and writer. He first gained success on the sketch comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982), before going on to play the title roles in the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995), and in the film series Johnny English (2003–present).
"I cry too much and I find it strange. It must be indicative of some issue within me that I’ve yet to identify. Whether it’s crowds or whether it’s people bei…"
#philosophy"When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things; like appearing on chat shows in character as Mr. Bean. I remember …"
#time"I am getting older, and naturally has to get older with me, and that's why I've done him very little in recent years. Because I don't particularly want him t…"
#time"The victimisation of individuals or corporations or groups of people is a very dangerous and difficult development. The fact that careers can be ruined and r…"
#art"When presented with an audience or a camera, usually disappeared, but by no means all the time. I can show you some outtakes of Blackadder or The Thin Blue L…"
#time"It’s the age-old dilemma of being known for doing a certain thing in a certain way. And even if people think, “Well, we could cast him in this role,” then th…"
#philosophy"are so uncompromising in their view of the world, which is why they are such a fantastically rich source of comedy. They are so relentless and so clear in th…"
#humor"Personally I suspect that I am highly unlikely to be arrested for whatever laws exist to contain free expression, because of the undoubtedly privileged posit…"
#wisdom"All jokes about religion cause offence, so it's pointless apologising for them."
#religionLeonardo da Vinci
1452 – 1519
Leonardo da Vinci (1452) was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance — painter, scientist, engineer, mathematician, and writer.
"Up Lake Como towards Germany is the Chavenna Valley where the River Mera") enters the lake. Here are barren and very high mountains with large rocks ... In t…"
#Ethics"Su per lago di Como di ver Lamagnia (Alemagna, cioè Germania) è valle di Ciavenna dove la Mera fiume mette in esso lago. Qui si truova montagni sterili e alt…"
#Science"Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it and the oyster cannot close again so …"
#Science"Painting is poetry which is seen and not heard, and poetry is a painting which is heard but not seen. These two arts, you may call them both either poetry or…"
#Aesthetics"3 miglia più in là si trova li edifici della vena del rame e dello argento, presso una terra detta Pra Santo Petro e vene di ferro e cose fantastiche. ( Anci…"
#Science"The painter strives and competes with nature...There is nothing in all nature without its reason. If you know the reason, you do not need the experience..."
#Epistemology"3 miles further on are the buildings of the vein of copper and silver, near a land called Prato San Pietro and veins of iron and fantastic things. (paper F.573)"
#Science"Fa vini potenti e assai, … e ‘l vino vale el più uno soldo il boccale e la libbra della vitella un soldo e ‘l sale 10 dinari, e ‘l simile il burro, ed è la l…"
#Science"As a day well spent makes sleep seem pleasant, so a life well employed makes death pleasant. A life well spent is long."
#Human Nature"truovasi di miglio i(n) miglio bone osteriee. ( Ancient Italian)"
#Science"Look at the grace and sweetness of men and women in the street..."
#Science"Thou, O God, sellest us all benefits, at the cost of our toil...."
#Religion"He makes powerful and very strong wines, … and the wine is worth more than a penny per jug and the pound of veal a penny and the salt 10 denarii, and so is t…"
#Science"All the elements will be seen mixed together in a great whirling mass, now borne towards the centre of the world, now towards the sky; and now furiously rush…"
#life"Seeing that I can find no subject specially useful or pleasing — since the men who have come before me have taken for their own every useful or necessary the…"
#philosophy"Threats alone are the weapons of the threatened man."
#war"To enjoy—to love a thing for its own sake and for no other reason."
#love"The part always has a tendency to reunite with its whole in order to escape from its imperfection."
#art"Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it."
#life"Oh! human stupidity, do you not perceive that, though you have been with yourself all your life, you are not yet aware of the thing you possess most of, that…"
#knowledge