“According to Menander’s history, as preserved by Josephus, Hiram began his reign 155 years before the founding of Carthage, and according to… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Historically, all ethics undoubtedly begin with religion; but I do not now deal with historical questions. I do not ask who was… — Karl R. Popper Copy Share Image
“Obsidian rests around your neck as if you are carrying the history of every night sky in one stone Smile young girl… — Alessia Di Cesare Copy Share Image
“Consider this oddly neglected fact: the West was acquired, conquested, and largely consolidated into the nation coincident with the greatest breakthrough in… — Elliott West Copy Share Image
Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
A lot of the questions raised about television's power and influence on events have applied throughout history to every mass-communications medium -… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
When I was deciding whether or not to take the job at Celine, I didn't really look at the history of the… — Phoebe Philo Copy Share Image
I do think that how certain individuals gained notoriety in life and permanent historic places in death tells us a lot about… — Jeff Guinn Copy Share Image
In American history, Black people are usually the ones doing the work, pushing the boundaries of what America is supposed to mean,… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
“None save her people knew her history, but there were wonderful stories of how she had bowed to tradition, and concentrated in… — R. Murray Gilchrist Copy Share Image
“Words matter, in fact. They're not pointless, as you've suggested. If they were pointless, then they couldn't start revolutions and they wouldn't… — Cath Crowley Copy Share Image
“Right now, we are in a peak cycle. There’s tremendous energy out there, directed against the state. It’s not all focused, but… — George L. Jackson Copy Share Image
“You have on your history," said the artist, "and we're not used to that, believe me. Not to history. Not to old… — Joanna Russ Copy Share Image
“Something, which the police called a bomb, had exploded in his shed. Investigations were begun, and the efforts of the authorities were… — Ernst von Salomon Copy Share Image
A man I admire and respect - Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow… — John McCain Copy Share Image
“Esther asks why peaple are sad . "That's simple," says the old man. "They ara the prioners of their personal history. Everyone… — paulo coelho Copy Share Image
German dominance in the EU is a fact of life. But for historical reasons, it would be the last country to be… — Anthony Glees Copy Share Image
“His expression was suddenly serious as the tip of his finger traced her lips. “I never understood why history is filled with… — Elizabeth Elliott Copy Share Image
I'd sold more records than any other person in history with one album, at that point, in '76. It became a very… — Peter Frampton Copy Share Image
I think it's important to understand Shari'a to be rooted in history - what we know about the history and what we… — Sadakat Kadri Copy Share Image
“Our historical pursuits should seek meaning as well as understanding, wisdom as well as knowledge. They should center on two pivotal questions:… — Robert Tracy McKenzie Copy Share Image
I think that's what makes many Swedes jealous of immigrant groups. You [immigrants] have a culture, an identity, a history, something that… — Mona Sahlin Copy Share Image
I remember, growing up as a kid, history class was very washed-over. They didn't really get into the gritty bits of slavery.… — Aldis Hodge Copy Share Image
If you stop and think about our history, one of the reasons we had an American century and there is an American… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
“It is undoubtedly true that religion is often socially conservative. By binding a people together under a shared God, a common cosmology… — Steve Bruce Copy Share Image
In no country has the historical blackout been more intense and effective than in Great Britain. Here it has been ingeniously christened… — Harry Elmer Barnes Copy Share Image
“The whole of world history often seems to me nothing more than a picture book which portrays humanity's most powerful and a… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
“The writer's object should be to hold the reader's attention. I want the reader to turn the page and keep on turning… — Barbara W. Tuchman Copy Share Image
The absence of romance from my history will, I fear, detract somewhat from its interest; but if it be judged useful by… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
It is inherent in human consciousness to improve. So there is nothing unique about a people searching for and creating ways to… — Barbara De Angelis Copy Share Image
We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases,… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Creative accounting is an absolute curse to a civilization. One could argue that double-entry bookkeeping was one of history's great advances. Using… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
“As Engels memorably put it: “The overthrow of mother-right was the world historical defeat of the female sex. The man took command… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Ti's not religion nor politics nor decree, Ti's not history nor ethics nor the visions you might see, Ti's the simplicity to… — Jasmina Siderovski Copy Share Image
“According to AC, serious historical inquiry incorrectly considers the question *what if* to be the turf of Philip K. Dick or comic… — H.M. Naqvi Copy Share Image
Throughout human history, as our species has faced the frightening, terrorizing fact that we do not know who we are, or where… — Timothy Leary Copy Share Image
I have a love of gear and pedals, from old pedals to new ones with new sounds. If I get depressed, I… — Hank Williams III Copy Share Image
I try to keep this in mind when tied in to a rope 75 feet up in a tree... The history of… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
It is as if, to every period of history, there corresponded a privileged age and a particular division of human life: "youth"… — Philippe Aries Copy Share Image
My History is not My Destiny. I am no longer Chained to My Past. I am because Jesus was. I am because… — Eric Lawson Copy Share Image