“how thin the line is between the truth and a compelling lie. Between history and an entertaining story.” Chronicler gave his words… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“That every civilization emerges out of interactions with others, but nevertheless creates its own miracle, was not yet recognized by either European… — Romila Thapar Copy Share Image
Old events have modern meanings; only that survives of past history which finds kindred in all hearts and lives. — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
“We perceive, as from a great distance, a thousand years filled with dim shapes of men moving blindly, performing strangely, in an… — Carl Lotus Becker Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in the history of the West, our country and particularly as it relates to the Native Americans -… — Beau Bridges Copy Share Image
“With the threat of them being potential spies or saboteurs, nobody will argue against our actions, and history itself will vindicate us.” — Evan Meekins Copy Share Image
Abandoned by philosophy, politics, and sociology, historical determinism continues to hold out in formalist art criticism. — Harold Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I would like to ask Him if He was indeed virgin born, because the answer to that question would define history. — Larry King Copy Share Image
For any exam in history, here is the answer: all human history is the struggle between systems that attempt to shackle the… — Ben Stein Copy Share Image
I myself am a very, very peaceful person. Throughout our history, from our own American revolution to the resistance against apartheid in… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
“Portland, Maine was the site of one of the northernmost skirmishes of the Civil War! Called the Battle of Portland Harbor, it… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Salty & Saucy Maine Copy Share Image
If you're writing something that's clearly labelled as an alternative history, of course it's perfectly legitimate to play with known historical characters… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
The historical sense compels a man to write not merely with his own generation in his bones, but with a feeling that… — T. S. Eliot Copy Share Image
Chinese Communist Party leaders are students of history, and they recognize America's arsenal of democracy all but ensured America's triumph in the… — Michael Waltz Copy Share Image
“The time has come to realize that the interracial drama acted out on the American continent has not only created a new… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
I don't even care what Bill Bryson writes about because he will make it interesting. I love "A Walk in the Woods,"… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
With grace and a keen appreciation of human nature, Nicholas Thompson has written a revealing, moving history of the Cold War through… — Evan Thomas Copy Share Image
I couldn't resist hiding some historical details and a few clues relevant to the plot and characters of 'A Discovery of Witches'… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“A traveller! I love his title. A traveler is to be reverenced as such. His profession is the best symbol of our… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Anyone who knows the history of the Pete Best Band or the Combo, we were on the verge of breaking in in… — Pete Best Copy Share Image
“Maybe story is just for the assembling of things -- history, imagination, fact -- without which . . . our lives will… — Katharine Haake Copy Share Image
The history of the African American community is one of enduring, relentless struggle with a vision of accepting nothing less than full… — Danny K. Davis Copy Share Image
The 2008 battle in Iowa for the Democratic caucus was perhaps the most titanic single nominating contest in the history of modern politics. — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
If we look to the history of other nations, ancient or modern, we find no example of a growth so rapid, so… — James Monroe Copy Share Image
Seventy years ago this November, Vladimir Lenin created the modern totalitarian state, transforming simpler forms of tyranny into history's most sophisticated apparatus… — Michael Johns Copy Share Image
The kickoff is a big part of the history of the NFL and the history of football and for us to be… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
If you look at the history of the American capital market, there's probably no innovation more important than the idea of generally… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share Image
I fought Culcay as an amateur in the 2007 world championships, so we have some history together in the ring. — Demetrius Andrade Copy Share Image
“We have nothing but a history of our own invention to support this view. It suits us to believe it. It allows… — Bernard Beckett Copy Share Image
“Bombs and bullets alone cannot destroy India, because Indians will pick their way through the rubble and carry on as they have… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
The more I travel, the more I see how important it is to each population to see that their history of the… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
I think some of the most significant things happen in history when you get the right people in the right place at… — Chokwe Lumumba Copy Share Image
I don't blame younger generations for their lack of awareness. Americans in general are not interested in history. — Cleve Jones Copy Share Image
“The present was enough, though my work in the cemetery told me every day what happens when you let an unsatisfactory present… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
I apologize to Koreans, because six months ago I got a tattoo of the red sun with 16 rays. At that time,… — Bella Poarch Copy Share Image
“Respect for the faith of sincere believers cannot be allowed either to block or deflect the investigation of the historian.” — Maxime Rodinson Copy Share Image
I always wondered what it was like to be just a normal kid growing up in trying times or during a great… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image
God our Father and His Son Jesus Christ, with Their perfect foreknowledge, already recommended every one of you to fill your mortal… — Sheri L. Dew Copy Share Image
My father is a straight- talking guy. He's always been. He has a history of that in business as a personality for… — Donald Trump, Jr Copy Share Image
