“Well, in my view what would ultimately be necessary would be a breakdown of the nation-state system―because I think that's not a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“I think people should take mythology much more seriously, because it tells us an awful lot about the history of the human… — Jan Siegel Copy Share Image
Above all, documentary must reflect the problems and realities of the present. It cannot regret the past; it is dangerous to prophesy… — Paul Rotha Copy Share Image
“Before becoming headmaster of Eton, Claude Elliott had taught history at Cambridge University, despite an ingrained distrust of academics and an aversion… — Ben Macintyre Copy Share Image
I think a bigger difference with social media is going to be things like the impact Instagram will have for historians. For… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
It is not surprising that only one medieval state, Venice, long possessed anything clearly identifiavble as a navy in this sense. We… — Nicholas Rodger Copy Share Image
The history of capitalism has been so totally re-written that many people in the rich world do not perceive the historical double… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
Q: What were you thinking when your colleagues were out there making cosmic history? A: I just kept reminding myself that every… — Michael Collins Copy Share Image
Why do you think the Bible has survived thousands of years of tumultuous history Why is it still here Is it because… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
What the historian Elie Kedourie called "the Chatham House Version" - that toxic amalgam of smugness, moral relativism, and cherished feelings of… — Roger Kimball Copy Share Image
Politics at all times lead to bloody wars, and not only politics, but also religions as well as social and economic systems… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
“France is to me the heroine in the romance of all the nations of all time. This feeling was born in me… — William Arthur Sirmon Copy Share Image
By repealing the Child Poverty Act, which forced governments to take real action to tackle child poverty, this government brings a proud… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
Many of the jazz musicians whom are no longer here. You don't realize that it's history when it is happening and then… — Carol Friedman Copy Share Image
Jesus is the purest among the mighty, and the mightiest among the pure, who, with his pierced hand has raised empires from… — Jean Paul Copy Share Image
“A little murmur of admiration greeted this neat reply and on the crest of it the hostess rose to dismiss the meeting.… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
I would say if you are familiar with our history and the history of our art and literature that you see a… — Gil Scott-Heron Copy Share Image
“Here's to the kids who are different, The kids who don't always get A's, The kids who have ears twice the size… — Digby Wolfe Copy Share Image
Economy and ideology. The claim (presented as an essential postulate of historical materialism) that every fluctuation of politics and ideology can be… — Antonio Gramsci Copy Share Image
I think Cristiano and Lionel Messi are two of the best players in the history of the game. Are they better than… — Raul Copy Share Image
“Bernard was to remember this moment for the rest of his life. As they drank from their water bottles he was struck… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
After the Volcker Fund collapsed, I got another grant from the Lilly Endowment to do a history of the U.S., which I… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
You are not your mother, your father, your history, or your cultural influences. You are uniquely and originally you. Be bold and… — Cheryl Richardson Copy Share Image
If there’s a zeppelin, it’s alternate history. If there’s a rocketship, it’s science fiction. If there are swords and/or horses, it’s fantasy.… — Debra Doyle Copy Share Image
Research demonstrates that autistic traits are distributed into the non-autistic population; some people have more of them, some have fewer. History suggests… — Morton Ann Gernsbacher Copy Share Image
I think math, common sense, and our history shows us that's not a recipe for job growth. Look, we've tried this. We've… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We must institute reasonable, common-sense limits, such as barring those with a history of mental instability, those with a history of violent… — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
We are engaged here in the most important pusuit in history. The search for meaning. What is What is the nature of… — John Green Copy Share Image
“When it comes to the Civil War, all of our popular understanding, our popular history and culture, our great films, the subtext… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
The trees were moved to where the sun shined on the waters making it sparkle and shine like millions of diamonds were… — Jade Copy Share Image
I had not expected 'A Brief History of Time' to be a best seller. It was my first popular book and aroused… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
“Historians start with Cleopatra and the pharaohs and comb through every year in human history ever since, looking in every corner of… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
Each person with his or her history of being accepted or rejected, with his or her past history of inner pain and… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
When Trump lied and claimed credit for 'the greatest economy in the history of our country,' even though it wasn't, and even… — George T. Conway III Copy Share Image
“The history of science may be described as the history of the attempts, and the failures, of men "to see things as… — M.M. Pattison Muir Copy Share Image
We can't understand when we're pregnant, or when our siblings are expecting, how profound it is to have a shared history with… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Until now (1960, date of the first edition), the history of Black Africa has always been written with dates as dry as… — Cheikh Anta Diop Copy Share Image
“Among the many worlds which man did not receive as a gift of nature, but which he created with his own mind,… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
“A consciousness of rectitude can be a terrible thing, and in those days I didn’t just think that I was right: I… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“The principle of fair reduction is based on the concept of historic responsibility. Developed countries finished industrialising first. Thus, over the last… — Yan Xuetong Copy Share Image
