“History is out of human control and moves forward without consideration of human life or human happiness.” — FastReads Copy Share Image
My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
The idea that any one of our religions represents the infallible word of the One True God requires an encyclopedic ignorance of… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
The history of each and every territory is written in the blood of those who died trying to fulfill the aspirations of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Before it was revealed that my character on 'Lost' had a troubled history, a fan came up to me and said, 'Wow,… — Nestor Carbonell Copy Share Image
It would be unwise for the modern Republican Party to come across as hostile to immigration. That has been the losing position… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
There can be no argument about the Lone Star State's significant contributions to American history, and we must remember the actions and… — Michael McCaul Copy Share Image
Everything we know has come from stories that have been told over and over again as truth. Those stories turn into history. — Oliver Jeffers Copy Share Image
“The reason to have history is to be able to say, ‘This is where you came from. This is what it cost.… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
The 20th century saw far greater catastrophes than September 11th, as bad as it was, and they didn't render literature or art… — Jay McInerney Copy Share Image
“There are many narratives from documented histories that are based on real events, of course, but they were fantastically embellished by the… — Leah Reise Copy Share Image
“(Running out of Night) ...is a story that respects this pivotal era of American history, a story that reveals the pain, the… — Sharon Lovejoy Copy Share Image
“It's the kind of story we learn over and over again about everything in the world: your life starts out as a… — Wendy McClure Copy Share Image
If Google decided at any point to publish my search history, or your search history, or anyone's search history, there's a litany… — Ashton Kutcher Copy Share Image
There's always a temptation, I think, among some historical writers to shade things toward the modern point of view. You know, they… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“There is a confusing dual structure in the relationship of the individual to history. Even the sensory certainties of suffering follow a… — Andreas Bernard Copy Share Image
You see, in recent history, the Democrat party has created the illusion that their agenda and their policies are what’s best for… — Elbert Guillory Copy Share Image
In the West, since the collapse of communism and the fall of the Soviet Union, the one discipline both the official and… — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
I'm not an author, I'm a writer, that's all I am. Authors want their names down in history; I want to keep… — Mickey Spillane Copy Share Image
Immigration reform doesn't impact me personally; nothing my foundation works on does. But the truth is I have a long history of… — Howard Graham Buffett Copy Share Image
I certainly don't think we're past the point in history where a woman's physical appearance may play some part in job availability… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
“It wasn’t a bang or a boom. It was the dampest, most corpulent eruption in the history of terminal flatulence.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
There is nothing new about the sudden enthusiasm for aggressive government intervention during a health crisis. Throughout history, pandemics have led to… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
We knew we could put the company on the right side of history by decisive transformative action and by redefining our purpose… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
Dont allow problems of the past to clog your happiness. Work diligently to unravel yourself from your past history. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
It is true Christians have done terrible things throughout history. But they've always been acting in opposition to their Christian faith. There… — Robert Jeffress Copy Share Image
I learned a lot about Ottoman court, and it was very Shakespearian in essence. Stories like the one in 'Hamlet' did happen… — Haris Pasovic Copy Share Image
History demonstrates that participants in financial markets are susceptible to waves of optimism. Excessive optimism shows the seeds of its own reversal… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
Given the accelerating velocity of history, we should begin charting deliberately the next phase in its trajectory. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
If I can't find a project that I'm really interested in, I'll just go back to college where I've been studying art… — Emmy Rossum Copy Share Image
The artist is always engaged in writing a detailed history of the future because he is the only person aware of the… — Wyndham Lewis Copy Share Image
I think that there are some teachers that do a very good job of incorporating culture and history. And there are some… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That's one of the reasons I decided to come to Boston - to contend and win a championship, especially with the history… — Al Horford Copy Share Image
“Here is a lesson to brand in fire across any young historian's mind: If you try to do too much, you will… — Richard Marius Copy Share Image
The huge, turgid work of history, sinking under the weight of its own 'politically correct' thesis and its foot- and source notes,… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Chicago's history is a classic American tale of reinvention, while its present is buzzy, chic and architecturally stunning. — Carol Drinkwater Copy Share Image
History is a certain way, but you just change the point of view a little bit, and you discover a whole new… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
There is something in meanness which excites a species of resentment that never subsides, and something in cruelty which stirs up the… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Some of what I am doing when I am researching is looking for things people in my family have done and finding… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
History justifies whatever we want it to. It teaches absolutely nothing, for it contains everything and gives examples of everything. — Paul Valery Copy Share Image
