We British play an important role in Europe, even if we have a traditional and historical ambivalence towards the continent. — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
“You spill a lot of beans in historical fiction. Crime fiction is about spilling no beans at all. You spill the least… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
The New World Order that is in the making must focus on the creation of a world of democracy, peace and prosperity… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
My friends in prison were mostly women more like myself: not historical figures who I did not relate to as peers, but… — Patricia McConnell Copy Share Image
“As a historical novelist, there is very little I like more than spending time sorting through boxes of old letters, diaries, maps,… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
The dominion which the banking institutions have obtained over the minds of our citizens...must be broken, or it will break us. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
[In Bolivia] We want to overcome our historical problems with Chile. The sea has divided us and the sea must bring us… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
You can never deny the immense talent, rock credibility and iconic historical contribution that Van Halen made. — Steve Vai Copy Share Image
At the end of the first half-century of engine-driven flight, we are confronted with the stark fact that the historical significance of… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
As geology is essentially a historical science, the working method of the geologist resembles that of the historian. This makes the personality… — Reinout Willem van Bemmelen Copy Share Image
If the 'Principle of Relativity' in an extreme sense establishes itself, it seems as if even Time would become discontinuous and be… — Oliver Lodge Copy Share Image
Government can do something for the people only in proportion as it can do something to the people. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
There is no sociology worthy of the name which does not possess a historical character. — Emile Durkheim Copy Share Image
[T]he visibility of styles is itself a product of historical consciousness. ... The very notion of "style" needs to be approached historically.… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
What are the facts? Again and again and again – what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, forget what… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We have the Annunciation, the Conception, the Birth and the Adoration, as described in the first and second chapters of Luke's gospel;… — Samuel Sharpe 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
The bases for historical knowledge are not empirical facts but written texts, even if these texts masquerade in the guise of wars… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current… — Douglas Coupland 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