“History belongs to the past, but understanding it is the duty of the present” — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
The whole westward expansion myth is seen as romantic. But it's a joke, a blot on American history. — Frank Waters Copy Share Image
Every historian with professional standards speaks or writes what he believes to be true. — Samuel E. Morison Copy Share Image
When it comes to history I am shameless. I will do whatever it takes to get people involved. — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
The equality of play was a surprise-it was the most competitive race in the seven-year history of MLS. — Lamar Hunt Copy Share Image
One of the things I like about doing historical films is drawing the line between now and then. — James Purefoy Copy Share Image
“These bits speak history's tattered tale. How we cling to scraps, shards, sea glass- because we cannot stay.” — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“I do not suppose that at any moment of history has the agony of the world been so great or widespread. Tonight… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
“In the history of show business, there probably never was a straighter straight man than banana-yellow Bert, the paper clip collector and… — Michael Davis Copy Share Image
The tide of history is turning women from beasts of burden and sexual playthings into full-fledged human beings. — Nicholas D. Kristof Copy Share Image
Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the… — Alfred Whitney Griswold Copy Share Image
“...and history felt like a conjuring trick. All of this had been in plain view the entire time, but only now did… — Jay Bell Copy Share Image
All that the historians give us are little oases in the desert of time, and we linger fondly in these, forgetting the… — J. A. Spender Copy Share Image
At times, we were forced to go through a history of dependence, unable to determine our own destiny. But today, we are… — Roh Moo-hyun Copy Share Image
Take a stand for what's right. Raise a ruckus and make a change. You may not always be popular, but you'll be… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
It's terrifying the way molecular biology has become more and more jargon ridden. But I strongly believe that my book can be… — Matt Ridley Copy Share Image
“When we observe how the world affects us and let our defenses rest, when we consider the context of our greater history,… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
The dignity of the human person is a transcendent value, always recognized as such by those who sincerely search for the truth.… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
I thought the Rousey match was the best major league debut in the history of wrestling. They did the right thing at… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
"Natural" man is always there, under the changeable historical man. We call him and he comes-a little sleepy, benumbed, without his lost… — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
“The privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the peace of the world imposes a grave responsibility. The… — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
Lawyers should be chosen because they can demonstrate a history rich in human traits, the ability to care, the courage to fight,… — Gerry Spence Copy Share Image
I would say Mr. Peabody gives the greatest minds in history a run for the money. — Rob Minkoff Copy Share Image
Throughout history, women have often been treated as second-class citizens and their voices silenced. — Abby Johnson Copy Share Image
We must learn, and we are gradually learning, how to write history with the help of archaeology. — Michael Rostovtzeff Copy Share Image
I love the mystery, the reconstruction of history, and the way past and future define each other. — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
the late twentieth century will go down in history, i'm sure, as an era of pharmaceutical buffoonery. — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
The lack of a sense of history makes us really prey to manipulation. — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
Never in the history of cinema has a medium entertained an audience. It's what you do with the medium. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
“EVERY HISTORIAN WRITES IN—and is impacted by—a precise historical moment.” — Ibram X. Kendi Copy Share Image
Food is the best way to teach history and geography and most everything else. — Mark Kurlansky Copy Share Image
Shopify has been a perpetually underestimated company at every point of its history. — Tobias Lutke Copy Share Image
I breathed the air of history all unaware, and walked oblivious through its littered layers. — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
There is history in condoms, there is history in lampshades, there is history in everything. — Norman Davies Copy Share Image
