There is no sociology worthy of the name which does not possess a historical character. — Emile Durkheim Copy Share Image
History can tell us what happened in the past. But it cannot assert that it must happen again in the future. — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
There is no more fascinating subject in which a person may become occupied than an examination into the history of his ancestry. — Archibald F. Bennett Copy Share Image
historical research of the truly scholastic kind is not connected with human beings at all. It is a pure study, like higher… — C. V. Wedgwood Copy Share Image
As much as I love historical fiction, my problem with historical fiction is that you always know what's going to happen. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I gave you three proofs of witchcraft. A cat that drinks blood! A horse that talks! And a man who propagates POODLES! — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
“I love you, Louise Downe McCord. You drive me absolutely crazy sometimes, and this is one of those times, but I love… — Maggie Osborne Copy Share Image
History is the only laboratory we have in which to test the consequences of thought. — Etienne Gilson Copy Share Image
I was living in Paris, which is a very beautiful, very wonderful place, but a tight place as a city, a tight… — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
Some people think the Federal Reserve Banks are United States Government Institutions. They are private credit monopolies which prey upon the people… — Louis Thomas McFadden Copy Share Image
O my Bergson, you are a magician, and your book is a marvel, a real wonder in the history of philosophy .… — William James Copy Share Image
to provide a cure for the evils under which the United States labored; that in tracing these evils to their origin every… — Edmund Randolph Copy Share Image
I didn't need to write historical epics, no, or science fiction, though I read a lot of science fiction as a kid… — John Updike Copy Share Image
America has entered one of its periods of historical madness, but this is the worst I can remember: worse than McCarthyism, worse… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
The next step will be for the colonists on Mars to throw off the hand of the United States. There will be… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
The law of God, and also the way to life, is written in our hearts: It lieth in no man's supposition and… — Jakob Bohme Copy Share Image
What is the cause of historical events? Power. What is power? Power is the sum total of wills transferred to one person.… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
It's something I'd find rather distracting in a historical piece, looking at characters that have obviously just gotten off their Ab Blaster.… — Tom Weston-Jones Copy Share Image
“Johnny Flora Author of "The Spell of Zalanon and Wake Co." Quote Du Jour; Fare better is it to dare mighty things,… — Johnny Flora Copy Share Image
Saying that the origin of the Islamic State (IS) is within the Muslim Brotherhood organisation only strengthens IS. This is what the… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
The reaction we should be having to [rich liberals] is not ridicule, but rather self-criticism. Why aren't we organizing them? I mean,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten. ...What is interesting is brought forward as if it had… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
…the popular music of Jamaica, the music of the people, is an essentially experiential music, not merely in the sense that the… — Linton Kwesi Johnson Copy Share Image
Economy and ideology. The claim (presented as an essential postulate of historical materialism) that every fluctuation of politics and ideology can be… — Antonio Gramsci Copy Share Image
A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
Genuine historical knowledge requires nobility of character, a profound understanding of human existence - not detachment and objectivity. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Beauty has never been absolute and immutable but has taken on different aspects depending on the historical period and the country — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“Oh honey, someday a real man is going to make you see stars and you won't even be looking at the sky."… — Grace Willows Copy Share Image
It is in the elements that we found ourselves; even though the elements are not the, same Now. — Jerril Thomas Abraham Copy Share Image
The historical novel gives us perspective on our modern lives and helps us connect with the story, which we are continuing ourselves. — Mary Pope Osborne Copy Share Image
I should have known better. Pro-life arguments are now based on scientific evidence and the pro-choice arguments are not. That is a… — Stanley Fish Copy Share Image
“The use of historical events and places in this novel are a respectful mix of fact and poetic license.” — Suanne Laqueur Copy Share Image
Many of America's historical cornbreads were staple breads for people who didn't have many other options. — Jeremy Jackson Copy Share Image
“Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I'll show you a crook.” — Harry Truman Copy Share Image
That is why we may say that the historical development of capitalism has involved the thrust towards the commodification of everything. — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
“Then, after picking up his papers, Pierre began: “A beautiful woman can be the downfall of a gentleman . . . but… — Ted Anthony Roberts Copy Share Image
I like a good fun chick-lit book as much as I like historical fiction, mysteries, or biographies, I like to be well-rounded! — Erin Duffy Copy Share Image
“There are no more gates, only hinges clinging to the walls like broken spiders.” — J. Anderson Coats Copy Share Image
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
If someone had told me in high school that one day I'd write an historical novel, I would have rolled my eyes. — Nancy Horan Copy Share Image
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