There comes a time in the history of nations when their peoples must become fully reconciled to their past if they are… — Kevin Rudd Copy Share Image
My greatest aim has been to advance the art of photography and to make it what I think I have, a great… — Mathew Brady Copy Share Image
“He glanced around the reading room and closed his eyes, trying to keep hold of the past for a minute longer, a… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“This isn’t ideal. Very few things are. Sometimes, you have to manufacture your own history. Give fate a push, so to speak.… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“In the beginning was the Word. Then came the fucking word processor. Then came the thought processor. Then came the death of… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
We made them drink poison last night and Saddam Hussein's soldiers and his great forces gave the Americans a lesson which will… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf Copy Share Image
The novelist wants to know how things will turn out; the historian already knows how things turned out, but wants to know… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
“The library is the worst group of people ever assembled in history. They're mean, conniving, rude, and extremely well-read, which makes them… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The moment I realised that my history was an excuse for nothing, was the moment I was freed from my history. The… — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
“Libraries are sanctuaries from the world and command centers onto it: here in the quiet rooms are the lives of Crazy Horse… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
If you look back on the history of the 20th century, the 19th century or even to the ancien régime of the… — Zygmunt Bauman Copy Share Image
“This melodrama differed from others in that it was not written, it was to be played impromptu, and only once; after that… — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
What initially attracted me to The Seventh Seal was that it had values and characteristics which I was familiar with in other… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
Racism was a big part of our community. I'm not going to revisit history, and I'm not going to call out those… — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
It is very important to learn from our mistakes & never to fall into the same pit again. We are also taught… — Nayely Saldana Copy Share Image
“They've never known a time when people drank rain water because it was pure, or could eat snow, or swim in any… — Madeline L'Engle Copy Share Image
But, if recent history has taught us anything, it’s that self-regulation doesn’t work in finance, and that worries about reputation are a… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things fascinating, especially… — Oren Peli Copy Share Image
When you continue to dwell on the past, there's no chance for a future. History repeats itself, thus, it's ok to LOOK… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The possession and the enjoyment of property are the pledges which bind a civilised people to an improved country. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Be bold in life. Seize the moment. There is no surrender, no retreat. There is only conquer or be conquered, victory or… — Jeffrey Fry Copy Share Image
When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two years at the American Theater Wing, studied… — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
At my age I'm exactly the kind of person who has lived through one of the most quickly changing periods known to… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Love is love, even in its platonic, unromantic sense. Once you have that connection between two people, the only thing that gets… — Adrian Lester Copy Share Image
It's unimaginable to meet a Pole or a German who does not know about the history of their country. But lots of… — Norman Davies Copy Share Image
After the Simpson trial, after all the bad things Cochran was claiming, I became the most investigated officer in the history of… — Mark Fuhrman Copy Share Image
Had partition beencarried out, the history of our people would have been different and six millionJews in Europe would not have been… — David Copy Share Image
I wanted to go into art history. Acting fell into my lap when a neighbor took pictures of me and showed them… — Eva Mendes Copy Share Image
If I have a daughter and she grows up to be an astronaut, she's gonna end up on a Black History Month… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
I adore [photography's] uneasy mix of fact and fiction - its dubious claim to truth - its status as history. — Eleanor Antin Copy Share Image
Everything was cool when I came back running 10.09. Now that I'm running some of the fastest times in history, people are uncomfortable. — Justin Gatlin Copy Share Image
It is the storyteller who makes us what we are, who creates history. The storyteller creates the memory that the survivors must… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
One can argue that in the context of history a few years do not matter. But we live in an age in… — Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Copy Share Image
Most of all, perhaps, we need an intimate knowledge of the past. Not that the past has anything magical about it, but… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
We are about to change history, said Saphira. We’re throwing ourselves off a cliff without knowing how deep the water below is.… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
WrestleMania is a week of activities and family-oriented fun, and then there is the special night at the end of it where… — Rey Mysterio Copy Share Image
I have a long history of defending, and promoting, free speech and open debate - especially (especially!) within Muslim communities. — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
“H. W. Longfellow, “If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and… — William Ury Copy Share Image
“The history of Europe before the Conquest is sufficient proof that the Europeans did not have to cross the oceans to find… — Silvia Federici Copy Share Image
History reveals no civilized people among whom there was not a highly educated class and large aggregations of wealth. Large profits mean… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image