I am not a mathematician, but I was aware that for centuries, mathematics was considered the queen of the sciences because it… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
For centuries my father's family lived on Britain's biggest tidal river, the Severn, on which there was a huge trade with the… — Edward Rutherfurd Copy Share Image
Damascus was the seat of the Ummayad Caliphate in the 7th and 8th centuries. — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
We imagine that human nature doesn't change. We like to say that but I don't think it's true because we have, in… — Theodore Zeldin Copy Share Image
Before the rise of the nation-state, between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries, the world was mostly tribal. Tribes were united by language,… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share Image
The British have a unique relationship with horses. They are etched into our landscape in chalk, they have been written about, painted,… — Clare Balding Copy Share Image
For the better part of two centuries, outsiders have been offering explanations that range from racist to learned-sounding - the supposed inferiority… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
I like classical music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and I adore Bach above all. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
I feel really blessed when people start comparing me with Sachin, but I keep myself focused on my performance and not on… — Virat Kohli Copy Share Image
Determining the value of individual texts has been an ideological scuffle in literary criticism for centuries: but the environmental cost of printing… — Tristram Stuart Copy Share Image
Centuries ago it may have been difficult for pregnant women and their children to get proper nourishment, probably leading to smaller -… — Robert Fogel Copy Share Image
In 2006, I entered the presidential palace in the main square of La Paz as the first indigenous president of Bolivia. Our… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
Enormous slaughter may have been acceptable in previous centuries. It simply isn't acceptable anymore. — Edward Luck Copy Share Image
Life is not a continued example of damnation through assumed plight. It is a yearly revolved memory from centuries of faced doubt. — Denise Clark Copy Share Image
The wind from the Kingdom of Heaven has blown all over the world, and shall blow for centuries yet. — George William Russell Copy Share Image
The 21st century will be quite unlike the preceding two centuries, in which power was located in Europe and the U.S., and… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
It's feasible that we'll meet other sentient life forms and conduct commerce with them. We don't now have the technology to physically… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
Paradoxically Americans are becoming both more obese and more nutrient deficient at the same time. Obese children eating processed foods are nutrient… — Mark Hyman Copy Share Image
Think about technological float: it took centuries for the wheel to gain universal acceptance. Now any microchip device can be in use… — Dee Hock Copy Share Image
Over the past few years, many of us have increasingly begun to question the direction and meaning of our society as it… — Alex Campbell Copy Share Image
For over two centuries, Americans have grown up in a society that rewards hard work, protects innovation, and allows its citizens to… — Renee Ellmers Copy Share Image
Like the other great revolutions, an environmental revolution will require sacrifices and lead to enormous gains. It, too, will change the face… — Donella Meadows Copy Share Image
Nebraska was home to indigenous peoples for centuries. It became a state in 1867, and has produced an important literary figure, Willa… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Although the church has often been far too slow to follow his lead, Jesus' insistence that women, as well as men, bear… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
