It's a great historical joke that when the Spanish met the Aztecs, it was a blind date made in serve-you-right heaven. At… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
As much as I care about historical context - I'm very eager to read a really great historical account. — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
To have united the purposes of an entire Nation, is the great historical achievement of the man in whose strong hands our… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
What does anyone really know about the impetus to go to war? And so much is uncovered in hindsight. And there are… — Jacqueline Winspear Copy Share Image
It's so damn hard to write a great historical mystery based on fact. It's not for lack of trying. — Jon Turteltaub Copy Share Image
Without doubt, President [Barack] Obama is a great historical figure. — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
Americans must outgrow the unbecoming arrogance that leads us to assert that America somehow owns a monopoly on goodness and truth -… — Feisal Abdul Rauf Copy Share Image
The truth is that History, with its imposing capital H, is simply the amalgamation of many quotidian lives lived in very ordinary… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That's a good thing. — Steven Weinberg Copy Share Image
One belief, more than any other, is responsible for the slaughter of individuals on the alter of the great historical ideas -… — Isaiah Berlin Copy Share Image
Everyone carries a part of society on his shoulders; no one is relieved of his share of responsibility by others. And no… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image