As much as I care about historical context - I'm very eager to read a really great historical account. — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
It's never pleasant to have one's unquestioning beliefs put in their historical context, as I know from experience, I can assure you. — Kingsley Amis Copy Share Image
I enjoyed studying costume, learning about the corsetry and the historical context of fashion. I never had any real intention of being… — Georgina Chapman Copy Share Image
Often the Jesus-focused churches are leaning towards a 'social gospel' interpretation of the kingdom, and the 'Paul' churches are talking about being… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Anyway I read more contemporary poetry than contemporary fiction so my mind goes first to a kind of crass "conceptualism" that repeats… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image
Many novelists take well-defined, precise characters, whose stories are sometimes of mediocre interest, and place them in an important historical context, which… — Raymond Queneau Copy Share Image
If you think about the last 50 years, Africa's proximity and historical context has absolutely been with Europe and the United States,… — Dambisa Moyo Copy Share Image
It's very important to always put things in their historical contexts. It teaches important lessons about the country in question. — Warren Christopher Copy Share Image
I was trained as a philosopher never to put philosophers and their ideas into historical contexts, since historical context has nothing to… — Rebecca Goldstein Copy Share Image
Now, whenever you read any historical document, you always evaluate it in light of the historical context. — Josh McDowell Copy Share Image
I was not aware of how much I loved 'Canoa' until I saw it after doing 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' and realized… — Alfonso Cuaron Copy Share Image
The Bible itself is a book that constantly must be wrestled with and re-interpreted. ... Bible interpretation is colored by historical context,… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
I think that even though The German Doctor (Wakolda) is placed in a historical context , it is a very intimate story.… — Lucia Puenzo Copy Share Image
To me, there's a huge difference between criticism and reviewing. I really love reading good criticism of television and film. To me,… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
When people like Glenn Beck throw around the word Nazi without taking that kind of care, they are engaging in demagoguery. I… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
The field of the novel is very rich. If you're a composer, you're well aware of the history of composition, and you… — Salman Rushdie 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 think if you place Jesus firmly in the historical context... you can make very educated hypotheses and guesses about how he… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
The roots of great innovation are never just in the technology itself. They are always in the wider historical context. They require… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
The most advanced, creative and original thinking is always a product of historical context and the influences of previous geniuses, mentors, and… — Michael J. Gelb Copy Share Image
NEU!'s music will always ("für immer") be a part of me and I absolutely stand to what we've created. Of course I… — Michael Rother Copy Share Image
I've always felt that the poems I've written which have historical context are hopefully not just simply plucking something out of history… — Rita Dove Copy Share Image
Poetry is a river; many voices travel in it; poem after poem moves along in the exciting crests and falls of the… — Mary Oliver Copy Share Image
I do want to write about social/cultural/historical context. I'm interested in relationships, in character, but within a specific social context. Which is… — Dana Spiotta Copy Share Image
