“A daughter, a wife, a grandson,' You could say this place took away all I had. I could easily appear to be… — Nadeem Aslam Copy Share Image
I went to Seattle as just another geek in the food chain, thinking, "Well, in my own puny little way, I'd rather… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
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Let us be patient with one another, And even patient with ourselves. We have a long, long way to go. So let… — Emily Greene Balch Copy Share Image
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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind. Surely, Watt with his steam engine, Faraday with his… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“In 1922 everything changed again. The Eskimo pie was invented; James Joyce's Ulysses was printed in Paris; snow fell on Mauna Loa,… — Bernice L. McFadden Copy Share Image
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Even though you've been over the person you were once in love with, you feel like you don't need them anymore, but… — Habeebah(Kanoorbee Copy Share Image
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“What God did, however, was subject his written word to the same historical process as he did with his incarnate Word, Jesus.… — Arthur G. Patzia Copy Share Image
Information and inspiration are everywhere... history, art, architecture, everything an illustrator needs. Europe is, after all, the land that has generated most… — John Howe Copy Share Image
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Liberalism is fundamentally an ideology of liberation that has throughout history risen in protest against the totalitarian and anti-human movements of various… — Carl I. Hagen Copy Share Image
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Our Press and our schools cultivate Chauvinism, militarism, dogmatism, conformism and ignorance. The arbitrary power of the Government is unlimited, and unexampled… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
For example, in England, we teach about Expressionism, but it is not the same in England as it is in Germany, because… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
I have a history with domestic violence myself. I have toddlers in my home, and I'm a gun owner. And, as a… — MJ Hegar Copy Share Image
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“Ellis had a history of creating fake movements in support of unpopular corporations and causes. In the 1990s, he had headed a… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
My history of moving away from drugs is not the kind you hear from most people. Certainly not from celebrities, especially those… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
When a market makes a historic high, it is telling you something. No matter how many people tell you why the market… — Larry Hite Copy Share Image
We need the historian and philosopher to give us with trenchant pen, the story of our forefathers, and let our soul and… — Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Copy Share Image
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That is the story of our history - whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people or the struggle for equality… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You know, songs often have a very coloured past. They might have something about them but it still doesn't work, so someone… — Kylie Minogue Copy Share Image
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“Within this historic and optimistic future in mind, I have made no value judgment of the destiny bestowed on each nation. For… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
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“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
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Grigsby's marvelous exploration-a deep, wide, and beautiful inquiry into Sojourner Truth's use of technology-features more of her photographs than have ever been… — Nell Irvin Painter Copy Share Image
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