I think that as a poet, I am always concerned about history and baring witness to history. But so often, it's through… — Natasha Trethewey Copy Share Image
[My mother] told me a little bit about the scene out there and I think, as a small child, I just always… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
One thing I've noticed about history - you can search on newspapers going back hundreds of years, search for 'economic forecast,' you… — Robert J. Shiller Copy Share Image
History is full of really good stories. That's the main reason I got into this racket: I want to make the argument… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
The history of science knows scores of instances where an investigator was in the possession of all the important facts for a… — Ernst Mayr Copy Share Image
In the neighborhood that I grew up in - in New York on Long Island - there were a lot of musicians.… — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
Be in the relentless pursuit of ideas that will outlive you. Who would have known who Steve Biko was if he was… — Tsepiso Makhubedu Copy Share Image
The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. — Andy Murray Copy Share Image
HAIL HERMES! Mr. Lantiere has created something very special for all of us who love the history of mystery. The Magicician's Wand… — Jeff McBride Copy Share Image
History has different yardsticks for the cruelty of the Northerners and the cruelty of the Southerners in the Civil War. A slave-owner… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
“The phaenomena afforded by trades, are a part of the history of nature, and therefore may both challenge the naturalist's curiosity and… — Robert Boyle Copy Share Image
“But it was more than that. There was an indefinable ingredient, a kind of excitement. It had something to do with history… — Barbara Vine Copy Share Image
“I’m a teacher of history in a high school in Saint Paul and what I know from my studies and from my… — William Kent Krueger Copy Share Image
I climb out of bed and tip toe to my door. I open and all the lights are off and the house… — Jade Copy Share Image
The Jewish problem is as old as history, and assumes in each age a new form. The life or death of millions… — Emma Lazarus Copy Share Image
The future is female right now in the Republican Party. Kellyanne Conway just ran the first successful presidential race in history as… — Ronna McDaniel Copy Share Image
Here in Britain, we can get a little bit snobby about American history. Yes, their history is not quite as long as… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
The fall of Rome seemed unthinkable to people at the time but inevitable to historians reflecting upon it with the benefit of… — Mary Pilon Copy Share Image
I had the wonderful good luck of having Jimmy Gandolfini as my mentor and David Chase as my godfather, two of the… — Steven Van Zandt Copy Share Image
“History, too, has a penchant for giving birth to itself over and over again, and those whom it appoints agents of change… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history,… — Nelson Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Benny Carter came up to me and said to me, "You know, in the whole history of the alto, I think Phil… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
“When in history has any group of people been overtaken in their own homeland by a group of people of another race… — C.C. Conrad Copy Share Image
In the Iowa senate, I helped pass the largest tax cut in state history - returning over four billion dollars in savings… — Joni Ernst Copy Share Image
The capitalist distribution network, a complex chain of factory, transport, warehouse and retail outlet, is one of the greatest male accomplishments in… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
Black History Month could focus less on slavery and civil rights and more on the Harlem Renaissance and everything we have achieved.… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and history, and of making… — Lion Feuchtwanger Copy Share Image
You could write the entire history of science in the last 50 years in terms of papers rejected by Science or Nature. — Paul Lauterbur Copy Share Image
Those who ignore history's lessons in the ultimate folly of war are forced to do more than relive them ... they may… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
There was more data transmitted over the Internet in 2010 than the entire history of the Internet through 2009. — Ben Parr Copy Share Image
You know the saying: he who doesn't understand history is doomed to repeat it. And when it's repeated, the stakes are doubled. — Pittacus Lore Copy Share Image
What is love? In math, a problem. In history, a battle. In science, it's a reaction. In art, it's a heart.But to… — MirandaaBoo Copy Share Image
It is our misfortune, as a historical generation, to live through the largest expansion in expressive capability in human history, a misfortune… — Clay Shirky Copy Share Image
What then is the wisdom of the times called old? Is it the wisdom of gray hairs? No. It is the wisdom… — Thomas Browne Copy Share Image
To me, the blend of Venice the city - this magical fairytale place - alongside the history of the Venice Film Festival… — Taylor Russell Copy Share Image
“Words are thoughts encapsulated in sound vibrations. It’s not the vibration or frequency that gives a word complete power but the meaning… — Raz Mihal Copy Share Image
It's great to have a small place in their history, all that the Yankees mean and everything, that's awesome. — Aaron Boone Copy Share Image
“Homeschool history tells of more than two centuries of home-teaching influence on American education, although it has been largely obscured by the… — Raymond S. Moore Copy Share Image
Visual surprise is natural in the Caribbean; it comes with the landscape, and faced with its beauty, the sigh of History dissolves. — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
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