Historical Quotes · Page 27

It is of course the nature of historical contraction that the shortest distance to a historical destination is never a straight line.

— Ibrahim Babangida

A crown Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns, Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights To him who wears…

— John Milton

“The last time Sean found trouble, she arrived in a package of blonde hair and blue eyes.” ~ Giles on Jem”

— J.A. Belfield

The dogma of woman's complete historical subjection to men must be rated as one of the most fantastic myths ever created by…

— Mary Ritter Beard

I love going to flea markets especially when I am traveling, because I love seeing the stuff of other cultures, handicrafts and…

— Anna Sui

We should be more modest in our belief that we can impose democracy on a country through military force.

— Barack Obama

Every part of our program of perestroika - and the program as a whole, for that matter - is fully based on…

— Mikhail Gorbachev

The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or…

— Thomas Jefferson

At the time when this famous historical battle was fought in Kosovo, the people were looking at the stars, expecting aid from…

— Slobodan Milosević

All truly historical peoples have an idea they must realize, and when they have sufficiently exploited it at home, they export it,…

— Victor Cousin

By the same right under which France took Flanders, Lorraine and Alsace, and will sooner or later take Belgium — by that…

— Friedrich Engels

Conflicts are never caused in any simple way by identity, culture or economics. Where resources are scarce, or there are strong historical…

— Geoff Mulgan

It is clear that every civilization undergoes a process of historical change. We can see that a civilization comes into existence, passes…

— Carroll Quigley

I had a long writing history behind me before I got into anything in film. It comprehended science fiction, it comprehended historical,…

— William Monahan

It is important to remember that the Pacific Ocean covers a quarter of the world's surface and that each Pacific country has…

— Jenny Shipley

The exposure I have had to beautiful materials across the world, from Japan to Italy, enables me to pull design ideas together.…

— Colleen Atwood

Like every man who appears at an epoch which is historical and rendered famous by his works, Jesus Christ has a history,…

— Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire

Given the sin of impiety through which they [the Romans] sinned against the divine nature [by idolatry], the punishment that led them…

— Thomas Aquinas

If you muster that courage to stand under fire and not go down, you will amass an inner strength that no one…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

I basically enjoy doing films that are about something, that have complex roles that I can sink my teeth into. Basically, I…

— David Oyelowo

I call my mom from the car. I tell her that Neutral Milk Hotel is playing at the Hideout and she says,…

— John Green

We have endless books about whether Jesus existed, or whether the Jesus we have learned about is really accurate and historical or…

— Joseph Girzone

I think deep down, this planet yearns for the days of the British Empire again. They long once more to be treated…

— John Oliver

I believe that at the beginning of the life of every artist there is some kind of trauma. We have a problem…

— Christian Boltanski

I always wanted to be historical, from almost a baby on, I felt that way about it.

— Gertrude Stein

I've always been drawn to writing historical characters. The best stories are the ones you find in history.

— Tony Kushner

“The greatest challenge of my life has been to see and accept the actual truth without great pain and struggle against it.”

— M.C. Halliday

Fortifications, artillery, foreign aid - will be of no value, unless the ordinary soldier knows that it is HE guarding his country

— Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

The idea that the Crusades and the fight of Christendom against Islam is somehow an aggression on our part is absolutely anti-historical,

— Rick Santorum

I found a great book called 'Slang Through the Ages' by Jonathon Green. It's basically a thesaurus of historical slang, and had…

— Scott Westerfeld

For a long time, I've been interested in cultural memory and historical erasure.

— Natasha Trethewey

Science fiction is like a blender - you can put in any historical experience and take influences from everything you see, read…

— Joss Whedon

... the reason is that a military defeat of Britain will bring about the disintegration of the British Empire. This would not…

— Franz Halder

The historical evidence shows that shareholders usually greatly benefit from mergers.

— Stephen Moore

The United States of America will sound as pompously in the world or in history as The Kingdom of Great Britain.

— Thomas Paine

We British play an important role in Europe, even if we have a traditional and historical ambivalence towards the continent.

— Lionel Barber

“As an American historian, I am required to keep an accurate and truthful historical record.”

— Steven Magee

“Sneezeweed, Drew?" He grinned. "Jealous?" "Surprised." "Remind me, and I'll have a talk with Gerald. Give him a few tips." "Promise?" "Absolutely.”

— Deeanne Gist

Now, whenever you read any historical document, you always evaluate it in light of the historical context.

— Josh McDowell

After I am dead I would like people to say: 'Beuys understood the historical situation. He altered the course of events'. I…

— Joseph Beuys