Historical Quotes · Page 21

For us, universal values such as justice, morality and peace cannot be disputed and it is for this reason that we pursue…

— Robert Kocharian

“But there will be no redemption for me. I will become the most unmerciful of murderers. I accept my fate.”

— Heather Day Gilbert

Forgetfulness, and I would even say historical error, are essential in the creation of a nation.

— Ernest Renan

“Are ye always standing like a stallion?" His low chuckle brought another wave of gooseflesh across her skin. "Only when Ye're near.”

— Amy Jarecki

God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era.

— Abdolkarim Soroush

The rise of the West is, quite simply, the pre-eminent historical phenomenon of the second half of the second millennium after Christ.

— Niall Ferguson

Pictures that will live on for years, like 'The Birth of a Nation' and 'Gone With the Wind,' had great historical events…

— William Wyler

The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events.

— Frank Herbert

Let's face a historical truth: we have never had a "free market", we have always had government intervention in the economy, and…

— Howard Zinn

A philosophy of the history of the human race, worthy of its name, must begin with the heavens and descend to the…

— Friedrich Ratzel

In my work, there's mechanism that is "real," which is formed from the historical concepts of the images that I'm working with.…

— Lorna Simpson

We have a lot of historical and religious baggage in our culture. It's ancient; we are clannish as a species. We like…

— Sherri Saum

I fell even more deeply in love with Tolkien's legendarium after studying Old English literature at uni, as I got a sense…

— Samantha Shannon

It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired historical education - aesthetic consciousness and historical…

— Hans-Georg Gadamer

Historical sense and poetic sense should not, in the end, be contradictory, for if poetry is the little myth we make, history…

— Robert Penn Warren

The historical side of fashion was very attractive to me when I was a teenager in Moscow, working for the costume departments…

— Alexander Vassiliev

Are there still other possibilities? Of course there are. What is important to recognize is that all three historical options are really…

— Immanuel Wallerstein

Falling into Donald Trump's trap, or being distracted every time he sends out a tweet is really not leadership. And, I would…

— Sam Rasoul

The historical resonances are sharp. [Louis] Brandeis is nominated on Jan. 28, 1916. Confirmed on June 1. Waits 125 days between nomination…

— Jeffrey Rosen

Sociologists and historians have avoided looking for the family sources of wars and social violence. Whenever a group produces murderers, the early…

— Lloyd deMause

Religion means goal and way, politics implies end and means. The political end is recognizable by the fact that it may be…

— Martin Buber

All our moves are based on four general principles: continued use of the rifle, no waiving of historical rights, no peace, and…

— Yasser Arafat

“You next," he said. "Out of those clothes and into bed." She nodded but didn't move from Sally's side. The thought of…

— Deeanne Gist

If the Holocaust didn't take place, why then did this regime of occupation come about? Why do the European countries commit themselves…

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The course of human history is determined, not by what happens in the skies, but what takes place in our hearts.

— Arthur Keith

Historical fiction is not history. You're blending real events and actual historical personages with characters of your own creation.

— George R. R. Martin

I think if you place Jesus firmly in the historical context... you can make very educated hypotheses and guesses about how he…

— Reza Aslan

It's very important to always put things in their historical contexts. It teaches important lessons about the country in question.

— Warren Christopher

Unless I'm writing trying to write about a historical figure, I don't really set out to read or research with a specific…

— Christine Sneed

You don't go to the movies to do historical research, unless it's historical research about the movies.

— Tony Kushner

I didn't want to be an actor. I wanted to design historical movies like 'Ben-Hur'. I saw this as my life.

— Dante Ferretti

There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.

— Fareed Zakaria

The more details we learn about the chemical basis of life and the intricacy of the genetic code, the more unbelievable the…

— Thomas Nagel

It's such an extraordinary time to be alive that you just don't want to miss it. I mean, it's a really neat…

— Juan Enriquez

I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble, but there is no scriptural or historical basis for December 25th actually being the day…

— Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick

I have long been active in and supportive of conservation and historical preservation causes.

— Jack L. Chalker

The dominion which the banking institutions have obtained over the minds of our citizens...must be broken, or it will break us.

— Thomas Jefferson

The history of nations, in the sense in which I use the word, is often best studied in works not professedly historical.

— Thomas B. Macaulay

History unfolds itself by strange and unpredictable paths. We have little control over the future; and none at all over the past.

— Winston Churchill

Swedes, we are not - Russians, we do not want to become ... so let us be Finnish.

— Adolf Ivar Arwidsson