“a confirmation of two of history’s more dismal lessons: that grand alliances rarely survive the shock of victory, and that great powers… — Hugh Brogan Copy Share Image
The aim of the historian, like that of the artist, is to enlarge our picture of the world, to give us a… — James Joll Copy Share Image
But when you are embodied in a location, in a physical plant, in a set of people, and in a common history,… — Kevin Kelly Copy Share Image
The problem of an eidos in history, hence, arises only when a Christian transcendental fulfillment becomes immanentized. Such an immanentist hypostasis of… — Eric Voegelin Copy Share Image
I want to be a big player and be part of the history of Man United. I already am, but I want… — Fred Copy Share Image
“Shout out to all the Black writers who push the world forward by sharing the stories, lives, history, imaginations and magic of… — Blitberry Copy Share Image
“this is the crime of which I accuse my country and my countrymen, and for which neither I nor time nor history… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
The real point of me isn't that I'm good looking. It's that I'm clever. I've got a brain! I would rather be… — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
the word 'justification' has itself had a chequered career over the course of many centuries of debate. As the major historian of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“History is like the kitchen sink,” Adam answered. “Everything goes round and round until eventually, sooner or later, most of it goes… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
I find it hard even now not to look on your North African strategy with a jaundiced eye. Cross Channel operations for… — George C. Marshall Copy Share Image
It was with the utmost difficulty that ancient Rome could support the institution of six vestals; but the primitive church was filled… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Instead of pressing, with the foremost of the crowd, into the palace of Constantinople, Libanius calmly expected his arrival at Antioch; withdrew… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
The Huygens images were everything our images from orbit were not. Instead of hazy, sinuous features that we could only guess were… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
“Since ancient times, sacred texts from around the world foretold about a time period in human history when a mighty demi-god would… — Eli Of Kittim Copy Share Image
When you study art history, you learn that there is very little that is completely new, and in many ways digital art… — Susan Kare Copy Share Image
“We can better understand a thing when we know its history. How did it come about? Who if anyone invented or pioneered… — Gary Hoover Copy Share Image
I'm the ultimately responsible person in this organization. Other people can pass the buck to me, but I can't pass the buck… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
The idea that historians write the definitive version of something that will last for all time is less current than it used… — Norman Davies Copy Share Image
With the reorganization of 1898 finished, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad entered a new period in its history. — John Moody Copy Share Image
Our history is imperfect, but it has laid the groundwork for the greatest experiment in democracy the world has ever known: America. — Jeff Van Drew Copy Share Image
“if history remembered him as an idiot, well, he was only one among billions of people. History could spare one man. All… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
History shows that people who save and invest grown and prosper, and the others deteriorate and collapse. — Jim Rogers Copy Share Image
“The pond garden is an intricate phenomenon coalescing the intent and will of various people of influence living at various times.” — Norris Brock Johnson Copy Share Image
“There are certain books in the history of the world that should never have been written. This book makes all those look… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
A person may dictate to change at a later stage of their life, only to find that history can never be undone. — Wilson Khashane Msendevu Copy Share Image
Despite our differences, we did have a history. No one understood where I was coming from the way he did. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
From the very beginning, history wasn't content simply to be nostalgic fairytales; it wanted to make you think. — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
I decided that what I really wanted to do was to make my writing in history deeper, if that's the right word… — Peter Gay Copy Share Image
You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men,… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
My favourite city is Moscow, because of its history, which I find fascinating. As I learned to speak Russian, it made it… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“YESTERDAY IS HISTORY. TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY. TODAY IS A GIFT. THAT’S WHY IT’S CALLED THE PRESENT. WORK HARD, BE HAPPY, AND… — Blake Crouch Copy Share Image
George W. Bush is history's president, a man for whom the long-term success or failure of democracy in Iraq will determine his… — Andrew Breitbart Copy Share Image
“Pretending any historical age before proper indoor plumbing was a glorious epoch is a ludicrous delusion.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“My job this year is to introduce you to stories that open your mind to a broader world – a colorful history… — Amy Harmon Copy Share Image
Funny how we take our historical heritage can be proudof his chest, but these do not like to make the trade name… — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
Through American history, we have had populist movements that often, often, often have this ugly racial element. But, often, there are warning… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I think the toughest thing for me to figure out, as an actor, was how to translate all those layers that are… — Alycia Debnam Carey Copy Share Image
I understand people, and I think that my life and my history and what I represent can relate to a lot of… — Mia Love Copy Share Image
“... "the historical necessity of development" -- you can spout that nonsense about anything and you'll always be right.” — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
