“History allows us to see patterns and make judgments. It sketches for us the structures within which we can seek freedom. It… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
Everyone should do all in his power to collect and disseminate the truth, in the hope that it may find a place… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
I'm pleased to say that it [ a paper on the history of Attica] got much recognition with a 99 grade. It… — Paul Smith Copy Share Image
“History” has very little to say about this war other than to recall the greatest battle ever fought between Arabs and Persians… — Kanan Makiya Copy Share Image
“A bird flashed across the empty sky. A cart immobile on the horizon, like a midday star. How could a plain like… — César Aira Copy Share Image
We were kissing. I thought: This is good. I thought: I am not bad at this kissing. Not bad at all. I… — John Green Copy Share Image
The philosophy of individualism owes a great deal to the tradition of novel-writing and novel-reading. In its development and in its aesthetics,… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
History tells us that America does best when the private sector is energetic and entrepreneurial and the government is attentive and engaged.… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“Augustus Waters was a self-aggrandizing bastard. But we forgive him. We forgive him not because he had a heart as figuratively good… — John Green Copy Share Image
Several times in Earth's history, rapid global warming occurred, apparently spurred by amplifying feedbacks. In each case, more than half of plant… — James Hansen Copy Share Image
Of course, in the reality of history, the Machiavellian view which glorifies the principle of violence has been able to dominate.Not the… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
“Though there is still a large random element, the broad general theme of human history is that each race has developed the… — Nicholas Wade Copy Share Image
“Our fascination with the gothic peaks in times of anxiety, panic, and upheaval. The Victorian gothic revival of the 1890s was stoked… — Carina Chocano Copy Share Image
“We have adopted European costume, European ways of living, even the European vices of drinking and gambling, but none of their virtues.… — T. Lothrop Stoddard Copy Share Image
History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Ours is the first society in history in which parents expect to learn from their children, rather than the other way around.… — Shana Alexander Copy Share Image
Don't assume you have to be extraordinary to be used by God. You don't have to have exceptional gifts, talents, abilities, or… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss Copy Share Image
One might almost reckon mathematically that, having undergone the double composition of public opinion and of the author, their history reaches us… — Alfred de Vigny Copy Share Image
There is a long history of research showing that people are overconfident about their abilities. But it turns out that people in… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“Throughout our history, humanity has been plagued with questions, and also plagued with regular plagues. I don't know much about biology, so… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
I giggled a little and got to my feet slowly. Stark turned back to me and moved my arms away from where… — Jade Copy Share Image
No humorist is under any obligation to provide answers and probably if you were to delve into the literary history of humour… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
True there has been more talk of peace since 1945 than, I should think, at any other time in history. At least… — Lester B. Pearson Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the balance between big currents in history - the economies, the ideologies, social structures, and so on - and… — Margaret MacMillan Copy Share Image
“For most of human history, we appear to have lived in tribes of seventy-five to 150 people. Those who could not handle… — Randy J. Paterson Copy Share Image
If you look at the history of demagoguery and fascism, it always happens when there are two things. It requires a gentle… — Moby Copy Share Image
I have a fondness for historical fiction, something wondrous like 'Wolf Hall,' but I'll read most anything as long as the story… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
“Where, then, does your vision of the world reside? What part of your art is drawn from history? What part is prophecy?… — Ted Orland Copy Share Image
“History is a litany of injustice, no one denies it. But when has a simple solution ever been anything but evil? Only… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
I don't think humanity just replays history, but we are the same people our ancestors were, and our descendants are going to… — Kage Baker Copy Share Image
“History isn’t just something that ought to be taught, read, or encouraged only because it will make us better citizens. It will… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
Never underestimate the power of your actions.With one small gesture you can change a person's life.For better or for worse.God puts us… — Carlin Whisler Copy Share Image
“There are well established and easily understood historical reasons why every legitimate influence should be brought to bear on the removal of… — W Cleon Skousen Copy Share Image
“love: a chemical history. ...The second stage, attraction, is governed by dopamine and serotonin. When, for example, couples report feeling indescribably happy… — Nicola Yoon Copy Share Image
Religion is a by-product of fear. For much of human history it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
To control a people you must first control what they think about themselves and how they regard their history and culture. And… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
“For as fashionable as cynicism always was, the truth was that when it came to basic human responsibility, people rose to the… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“President Nixon presented a bill providing for a modest basic income, calling it “the most significant piece of social legislation in our… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
“Revisionist history can be a tricky thing. Time passes, memories fade, oral history muddies, and transgressions, while sometimes subconsciously, are conveniently rewritten.… — Yvette Manessis Corporon Copy Share Image
I've benefited greatly from studying many effective people from history. Among those who've influenced me the most are Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt,… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
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