Writing fiction is very different to writing non-fiction. I love writing novels, but on history books, like my biographies of Stalin or… — Simon Sebag Montefiore Copy Share Image
“War is the most painful act of subjection to the laws of God that can be required of the human will.” — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
The history of scientific and technical discovery teaches us that the human race is poor in independent and creative imagination. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“[Dialogue between Solon and an Egyptian Priest] In the Egyptian Delta, at the head of which the river Nile divides, there is… — Plato Copy Share Image
“So a dog's value came from the training AND the breeding. And by breeding, Edgar supposed he meant both the bloodlines -… — David Wroblewski Copy Share Image
You lucky its black history month or it would've been a lot worse. -Ronnie — The Players Club Copy Share Image
“Beyond my personal reasons for not looking back, a Husker Du reunion would surely tarnish the history of the band. It's the… — Bob Mould Copy Share Image
CHAPTER 10 A Whole Other Meaning Of ALIVE My body is pulsing with pain. I try to open my eyes but only… — Jade Copy Share Image
I think if there's one thing that the history of No Doubt has afforded us, it's our opportunity to go and do… — Tony Kanal Copy Share Image
“In other words, that works of history are mere collections of facts. It is fiction alone that can show us the true… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
In international basketball, these cups in the middle of the season are big. They mean something. And then history happens and it's… — Domantas Sabonis Copy Share Image
The frenetic pace of modern life can lead to an obscuring or even a loss of what is truly human... Perhaps more… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
At least 90 percent of my work is in situ. For me, it's not only to work with the architecture and space,… — Daniel Buren Copy Share Image
“My own story, anyone's own story, is always told against me, even what I myself am writing here, because I have no… — Sebastian Barry Copy Share Image
I wanted to work in the arts. My dream come true would be to be an architectural historian and work with the… — Jaye Davidson Copy Share Image
We face a dilemma because although everybody is better off than they've ever been at any time in our history, we've also… — Stuart Rose Copy Share Image
The fuhrer of the Third Reich has freed the German man from his external humiliation and from the inner weakness caused by… — Conrad Grober Copy Share Image
The FBI has had a history of sex discrimination complaints brought against it, as well as race discrimination — Anita Hill Copy Share Image
To the best of my knowledge and of my effort, every lineage statement within 'Roots' is from either my African or American… — Alex Haley Copy Share Image
“Through my history's despite and ruin, I have come to its remainder, and here have made the beginning of a farm intended… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
I wish that George W. Bush had gone to Vietnam, because he would have seen history in a different light. He would've… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
I desire no other inscription over my gravestone than: 'Here lies John Adams, who took upon himself the responsibility of peace with… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“When the solution to a given problem doesn’t lay right before our eyes, it is easy to assume that no solution exists.… — Steven D. Levitt Copy Share Image
