But the involuntary tricks of memory and the voluntary ones of imagination make always such terrible havoc of facts that truth, be… — Frederick Niecks Copy Share Image
“If “piracy means using the creative property of others without their permission- if “if value, then right” is true- then the history… — Lawrence lessig Copy Share Image
Among the worst episodes in American history are those moments when the federal government deploys the full weight of its power against… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Two aesthetics exist: the passive aesthetic of mirrors and the active aesthetic of prisms. Guided by the former, art turns into a… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
The enduring realization that when a great challenge comes, the most ordinary people can show that they value something more than they… — Bruce Catton Copy Share Image
In the history of the world the Vedas fill a gap which no literary work in any other language could fill. I… — Max Muller Copy Share Image
Part of the main plan of imperialism... is that we will give you your history, we will write it for you, we… — Edward Said Copy Share Image
I decided on a chocolate business. I love the history of chocolate and making it and the fact that people of any… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
The greatest thinkers in history certainly knew the value of shifting the mind into low gear. Charles Darwin described himself as a… — Carl Honore Copy Share Image
“The moment of decapitation is for Marin, as it had been for Caillois, a moment of 'singular metamorphosis ... when the Gorgon's… — David A. Leeming Copy Share Image
“roots of historical Babylon are given to us in Genesis 10 where we learn that one of Noah’s sons, Ham, had a… — John Price Copy Share Image
Certainly miscarriage is not invariably related to low thyroid function. There are many other possible causes. Yet soon after thyroid therapy first… — Broda Otto Barnes Copy Share Image
“I turn to look over my shoulder - in a minute, I will lay down my pen - and think, write that… — Lauren Baratz-Logsted Copy Share Image
Look, three love affairs in history, are Abelard and Eloise, Romeo and Juliet and the American media and this President at the… — George Will Copy Share Image
History is full of examples of regimes that were oppressing at home and aggressive abroad, and I can't think of too many… — Ed Royce Copy Share Image
“Silence!” Korbolo snapped. He eyed Duiker. “You are the historian who rode with Coltaine.” The historian faced him. “I am.” “You are… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
The more that one studies the history of the building of the American nation, the clearer it becomes that it may be… — Nicholas Murray Butler Copy Share Image
“An artistic image is one that ensures its own development, its historical viability. An image is a grain, a self-evolving retroactive organism.… — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
Sit peacefully in a church and think of church history: witchburning perhaps, or child abuse, genocide, the amassing of disgusting wealth, the… — Kaz Cooke Copy Share Image
As I got older, I got more Victorian and morbid. I got into things that circled around death, like skulls or morgue… — Dustin Yellin Copy Share Image
Nations are not communities and never have been. The history of any country, presented as the history of a family, conceals the… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“During the carriage ride here, Archer had promised that Arobynn Hamel wasn’t attending, and neither was Lysandra—a courtesan with whom Celaena had… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“This is a critical juncture in our history. Many young people of color in economically underdeveloped communities are becoming deeply rooted in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
John Kerry's wife Teresa Heinz is on the cover of Newsweek magazine this week and they said that if he is elected… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
“Re-vision--the act of looking back, of seeing with fresh eyes, of entering an old text from a new critical direction--is for women… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
Far too often, we have limited the definition of the Church. While not in all cases, in many cases, 'Church' has become… — Tony Evans Copy Share Image
“It would be best if this obscure chapter in the history of the world were terminated at once, if these ugly people… — J.M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
Obviously I think it's really important to look back at your history, and that's why I think things like Pride are important.… — Shura Copy Share Image
History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
For me, it's always difficult when a historical film claims to depict or represent a reality that none of us can know,… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
“Like, okay. Everyone in history thought they were the ones who finally knew everything. In their naissance, right, they were positive they… — Tana French Copy Share Image
“Tesla,” the vicar mused. “That’s a foreign name, is it not? Hungarian, is it?” “Serbian,” I corrected him. “I’m afraid the ——shire… — Vinnie Tesla Copy Share Image
“It was in 1931 that the historian James Truslow Adams coined the phrase “the American dream.” The American dream is not just… — Nicholas D. Kristof Copy Share Image
What we see in history is not a transformation, a passing of one race into another, but entirely new and perfect creations,… — Adolf Bastian Copy Share Image
Every opera, because every opera is a unique slice of a particular perspective, historical perspective and psychological perspective if not musical style,… — Thomas Hampson Copy Share Image
“When I look back at my sexual history - those singular still shots and picture postcards - so little of it involves… — Megan Stielstra Copy Share Image
Beyond America's historical role as pioneers of human exploration, it is critical to understand space as a national security imperative. Just as… — Michael Waltz Copy Share Image
“When history seems to offer no sanctuary for values (when history is assailed by wars and inhuman or immoral public actions), literature… — Beatriz Sarlo Copy Share Image
“Having established itself securely on shipboard, the chronometer was soon taken for granted, like any other essential thing, and the whole question… — Dava Sobel Copy Share Image
“One of the greatest problems of history is that the concepts of love and power are usually contrasted as polar opposites. Love… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
