The moralist must praise heroism and condemn cruelty; but the moralist does not explain events. — Georges Lefebvre Copy Share Image
“It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries in life.” — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
You become a champion as a team. I understand that. I know the history of the game. — LeBron James Copy Share Image
The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster. — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Africa has no history and did not contribute to anything that makind enjoyed... — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Copy Share Image
Mitt Romney is to presidential campaigns as the Delta House grade point average was to Faber College - the worst in history. — James Carville Copy Share Image
As a state we are so uniquely positioned in so many ways. Our geography, our placement in the country, and our history… — Jennifer Granholm Copy Share Image
“Some people like danger and adventure, some like to be free of civilization, and some like to live by their wits. It… — Joy Hakim Copy Share Image
There is no time in human history when you were more perfectly represented than in the Garden of Eden... — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
You can't say history teaches us this or that; it gives us more questions than answers, and many answers to every question. — Amin Maalouf Copy Share Image
What's interesting to me, is a moving someone through time; in a way, history is part of my landscape. And it fascinates… — Jacqueline Winspear Copy Share Image
George Orwell said, "Whoever controls the past controls the future," by which he meant that history is incredibly important in shaping the… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The president is the face of the State of Israel around the world: not a representative of a specific ideology but of… — Reuven Rivlin Copy Share Image
The Bible is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I believed that by fixing it down in words, I could force sense from all that had happened, that effect would follow… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“The anarch's study of the history of the caesars has more of a theoretical significance for him - it offers a sampling… — Ernst Jünger Copy Share Image
Minimalism seems closest to the sophisticated storytelling of movies. Movies have really educated contemporary audiences to be the most intelligent, sophisticated audiences… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Tax reform is the legislative challenge of a generation for America. It hasn't been accomplished since 1986, when President Reagan and Congress… — Kevin Brady Copy Share Image
“What you should do," she told Fat during one of his darker hours, "is get into studying the characteristics of the T-34."… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
There are thus great swathes of the past where understanding is more important and reputable than judgement, because the principal actors performed… — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
Paradox is an overrated threat. There is...a quality similar to inertia at work. Once an event has occurred, there is an extremely… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image