At the end of the day, I had to remain dedicated to historical accuracy. — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
“He who writes is the martyr, seen through the eyes of the unassuming doll.” — A.K. Kuykendall Copy Share Image
I don't really have a historical overview of my work at all. I'm not an art historian. I don't see that there's… — Howard Hodgkin Copy Share Image
The novel since its origins has been the privatization of history... the history of private life ... and in that sense every… — Jose Emilio Pacheco Copy Share Image
Truth is always the first war casualty. The emotional disturbances and distortions in historical writing are greatest in wartime. — Harry Elmer Barnes Copy Share Image
I like storytelling movies and more than that I like historical movies; and I think someday I'll definitely make a movie about… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
We are here to advance the cause of women and to advance the cause of democracy and to make it absolutely clear… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
A word is nothing unless it has values and an atmosphere, unless you grasp its historical significance. — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one… — James Buchanan Copy Share Image
we have accumulated a wealth of historical experience which confirms our belief that the scales of American justice are out of balance. — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
“Like an unfinished symphony, her story played on my mind for most of my life. It would rock to the tune of… — Sally Armstrong Copy Share Image
As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of… — Norman Spinrad Copy Share Image
Writers the most learned, the most accurate in details, and the soundest in tendency, frequently fall into a habit which can neither… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Accepting the view that man was prior in the creation, some Scriptural writers say that as the woman was of the man,… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
Given the ambiguity of religious texts and teachings, the mixed historical record, and the empirical evidence, it would be foolhardy to assert… — Kenneth D. Wald Copy Share Image
The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets… — Bertolt Brecht Copy Share Image
I write music, it’s performed. After all, my music says it all. It doesn’t need historical and hysterical commentaries. In the long… — Dmitri Shostakovich Copy Share Image
Even if you're playing the most well-known repertoire under the sun, I still believe you have a responsibility as an artist to… — Charles Hazlewood Copy Share Image
Transcending class distinctions, the speaker [Stalin] portrays the relation between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat as a mere division of labor. The… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
For even the most childish intoxication with progress will soon be forced to recognize that writing and books have a function that… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
I started going out with one of my managers and he really grew me up in a lot of ways. He introduced… — Dar Williams Copy Share Image
“Lord Randall barreled inside, brandishing his cane in Drew's face. "You beggarly knave, I was told this marriage was in name only!… — Deeanne Gist Copy Share Image
The Bible contains legendary, historical, and ethical contents. It is quite possible to consider them separately, and one doesn't have to accept… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
Jesus clearly believed in the reality of Satan and other principalities and powers. Now, I have very compelling historical, philosophical, and existential… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
For instance, members of the elite will never allow their children to become musicians normally, because it's - not embarrassing - but… — Ayshay Copy Share Image
I don't want to overvalue Donald Trump as some historical rupture, and to admit that I do think Trump is an indication… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
Memory as an inversion of historical time is the essence of interiority. — Emmanuel Levinas Copy Share Image
But we cannot just take this historical fact for granted. We must make it live. — Wendell Willkie Copy Share Image
That Krishna himself was a historical figure is indeed quite indubitable. — Rudolf Otto Copy Share Image