“Bob Dylan's one of the greatest blues singers of the western world; ancient art, on-the-spot improvisation, mind quickness, endless variation, classical formulae, prophetic vision, mighty wind-horse.” WorldMindArtVisionWindHorseWesternAncientSingersEndlessSpotsBobDylanVariationImprovisationPropheticWestern WorldQuicknessAncient ArtMighty Wind Author:Allen Ginsberg
“Peering, I heard the hooves come down the hill. The posse passed, twelve horse; the leader's face Was worn as limestone on an ancient sill.” FacesLeaderHeardHorseAncientHillsTwelveWornPosseLimestone Book:Poems Source: Poems
“When I was young, beautiful ancient statues were castrated, so that the eye might not be corrupted.... Nothing was gained, unless horses and asses had also been castrated.” MightEyeBeautifulYoungHorseAncientAssStatues Author:Michel de Montaigne
“Look at The Iliad, there's all this stuff about men loving children. The King of Sparta was the most brutal warrior of ancient Greece, and the only thing he liked to do was horse around with kids when he was back from slaughtering. One thing that feminism revealed is that being a distant patriarchal figure was not something men wanted to be. They want to be more involved in the lives of their children, and you can see that once they're allowed to have that connection, they crave it.” MenWantLooksChildrenKidsWantedStuffOne ThingFeminismFiguresKingsInvolvedConnectionsHorseAncientWarriorBrutalCraveGreeceIliadAncient GreeceSpartaLoving Children Author:Stephen Marche
“My view is that our minds are incredibly powerful animals that are, during life, kept somewhat in check by the load of our bodies. Once that load is gone (or so some ancient texts teach us) the mind is like a horse off the tether. So the habits we get into here might have something to do with what happens to us afterwards. An exciting but harrowing idea, given the everyday state of my mind. But also hopeful, since that's something a person can work with.” MindPersonsIdeasStatesBodyMightHappensGivenAnimalViewsPowerfulTeachGoneHabitExcitingHorseEverydayAncientChecksHopefulLoadOf My Mind Author:George Saunders
“It was one thing to snuggle a little when the world seemed about to end, and quite another to explain to her parents that she wanted to date an ancient magical horse.” WorldLittlesEndsWantedParentOne ThingHorseAncient Author:Brandon Mull
“The helicopter is probably the most versatile instrument ever invented by man. It approaches closer than any other to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dreams of the flying horse and the magic carpet.” MenDreamMagicMankindApproachHorseInstrumentsAncientFlyingFlightFulfillmentAviationCarpetHelicoptersVersatile Author:Igor Sikorsky
“The two stallions, the silver and the black, represent the equine god (whomsoever horses pray to) in this ritual so ancient that no one knows what god to thank.” KnowsTwoGodBlackPrayingHorseAncientSilverRitualThank GodStallionsEquine Book:The Sacred Band Source: The Sacred Band