One of the Age of Enlightenment's most hypnotic images is Ledoux's rendering of his neoclassical theater of 1775 - 1784 in Besancon, surreally reflected in the colossal eye of an unidentified cosmic being.


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I thought we played a very solid game on both sides of the ball. Getting those first two touchdowns ...
AL MARTIN
The 2006 budget crisis is looming, provoked by the fiscal policies of the Bush Cheney Regime, ... Th...
AL MARTIN
Pat's comments created a so-called 'flight to quality' bid in both the September long bonds and the ...
AL MARTIN
And, I really admire them. I guess we try to show them as much appreciation as possible.
AL MARTIN
I thought we set an early tone with our play on defense. Highland has some inexperience up front and...
AL MARTIN
We hung on. We knew coming here (Harrisburg) was flying high. We expected a tough game.
AL MARTIN
I think that what is happening now in terms of the Brexit vote does represent a serious undermining ...
MARTIN MCGUINNESS
I've been lucky enough to work with some great directors, and I don't want to throw that awa...
MARTIN COMPSTON
A lot of people don't like bumper stickers. I don't mind bumper stickers. To me a bumper sti...
DEMETRI MARTIN
I think that the fact that a relationship becomes public is a bit of a bummer. Because it can distra...
CHRIS MARTIN
I did some modeling here and there but nothing really big. There was a time when I simply bummed aro...
COCO MARTIN
Generally, a rising trend in rates is bearish for stocks; a falling trend is bullish.
MARTIN ZWEIG
One of the frustrating things for people who miss the first rally in a bull market is that they wait...
MARTIN ZWEIG
Sometimes I use my jokes as building blocks for larger bits. I like to draw and play music, so somet...
DEMETRI MARTIN
Time-space as commonly understood, in the sense of the distance measured between two time-points, is...
MARTIN HEIDEGGER
They were like little palaces: all rococo or art deco. You'd walk in off those hot streets into ...
MARTIN LANDAU
It is Cameron's cabinet of millionaires who are the real spongers given free rein to live out th...
MARTIN MCGUINNESS
Record sales don't really mean anything. For us, the pressure is imagining some 15-year-old kid ...
CHRIS MARTIN
Some of the pictures I must say every now and then I just think are going to be funny. When it gets ...
MARTIN MULL
'Honesty' in social life is often used as a cover for rudeness. But there is quite a differe...
JUDITH MARTIN
Given the scale of issues like global warming and epidemic disease, we shouldn't underestimate t...
MARTIN REES
Providing trails enhances the quality of life in the community and are a great asset to have. They p...
ALAN MARTIN
It does put a doctor or health-care clinic in a more vulnerable position. This was an important prov...
ALAN MARTIN
The state has reviewed the evidence and we are not aware at this time of there being any evidence to...
ALAN MARTIN
The cost will be borne by the bankruptcy estate. It is not completely clear how broad the scope will...
ALAN MARTIN
I think there is a real risk.
ALAN MARTIN
That is huge for affluent high earners who have a lot of debt.
ALAN MARTIN
I live on a farm in Dorset. The nearest neighbour is a quarter of a mile away. It's really quiet...
MARTIN CLUNES
We spent a few days up Ben Nevis, which is the biggest mountain in the U.K., and there was one day w...
MARTIN HENDERSON
If you blink, you will miss me, but I am in 'Malcolm X.'
MARTIN DONOVAN
I think there are people out there writing original bluegrass songs, but it's hard to get them o...
STEVE MARTIN
I feel good about being able to take bluegrass on to television like 'Letterman' and 'Th...
STEVE MARTIN
Well, excuuuuuse me!!!!.
STEVE MARTIN
Problems are hidden opportunities, and constraints can actually boost creativity.
MARTIN VILLENEUVE