There are certain historical figures of such importance that we need to know everything about them, which is why books about Napoleon,… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
“Historical figures lose their center when they become anxious over the outcome of their actions.” — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
When I was seven years old, I fell in love with a series published by Bobbs-Merrill called 'The Childhood of Famous Americans.'… — Ann Hood Copy Share Image
“Morgue glanced at him as he started to speak. I create not only robots that represent your departed loves ones by incorporating… — Jill Thrussell Copy Share Image
“I’d been called a genius and a game-changer, a harbinger of the future and a once-in-a-generation mind. I’d walked in the halls… — CD Reiss Copy Share Image
We have this real problem as human beings to put people on pedestals - with celebrities, with historical figures - and we… — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
“What matters is the need to move from the rigidity of national stereotypes towards something more truly human; what matters is to… — Vasily Grossman Copy Share Image
I love quotes, I love learning from people of the past, sports figures, historical figures, whoever. — Jesse Marsch Copy Share Image
“Having grown up knowing the formerly-mentioned historical figures are part of my family lineage, I was interested to learn that at least… — Hope Bradford Copy Share Image
“London’s most famous burial ground, Highgate Cemetery, is renowned for its many famous permanent residents—such as Karl Marx and George Eliot—and for… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“The historical figures who earned the honorific “So-and-So the Great” were not great artists, scholars, doctors, or inventors, people who enhanced human… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
I find historical figures in general very tricky because you feel at times that you're serving two masters. Not only the arc… — Vincent Piazza Copy Share Image
'Hamilton' and 'Shuffle Along' are closely connected because the ensembles are all friends, and they both deal with historical figures and the… — Brandon Victor Dixon Copy Share Image
The person I respect most, in terms of historical figures, is probably Nelson Mandela. I just think that his tolerance in the… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
When depicting Asian people in movies, books, and television or as historical figures, it's more important to humanize them and give them… — Alex Tizon Copy Share Image
“...that manic depression, far from being a liability was an advantage. It was a selected trait. If it wasn't selected for, then… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
In the first few pages, Kundera discusses several abstract historical figures: Robespierre, Nietzsche, Hitler. For Eunice's sake, I wanted him to get… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
Now, what does a vampire do with a computer? Keep track of investments? Send e-mail to other vampires as you all plot… — Carrie Vaughn Copy Share Image
I think - since I was about 7 years old - that was when I was first introduced to the comics called… — S. S. Rajamouli Copy Share Image
