The idea that anybody might be allowed to use their common sense when clearly no harm is being done is part of… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
Christ is the most unique person of history. No man can write a history of the human race without giving first and… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit of different interpretations. — Andre Gide Copy Share Image
“Here, captured between covers, was the history of the human imagination, and nothing had ever been more beautiful, or fearsome, or bizarre.” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
For me personally, I love art and artists of all mediums and we've seen madness is more often than not present in… — Jeff Feuerzeig Copy Share Image
History is that form which his imagination seeks comprehension of the living existence of the world in relation to his own life,… — Oswald Spengler Copy Share Image
“God's word will produce with your level of understanding. The much you can understand it, the more wisdom you are privileged to… — Patience Johnson Copy Share Image
“Life, in short, just wants to be. But—and here’s an interesting point—for the most part it doesn’t want to be much. This… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
It's been a while since I checked in with Malcolm Gladwell's 'Revisionist History' podcast. The episode 'The King of Tears' suggests the… — David Hepworth Copy Share Image
“How is it that people look at the same city and see such very different places? The answer lies in history, or,… — Matthew Klingle Copy Share Image
His voice is fierce and strong. Stark is apparently in charge. They all stop and look at him. Then they spot me.… — Jade Copy Share Image
Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was rebellious by… — Drew Barrymore Copy Share Image
Mitt Romney has a history of being a great job creator. Secondly, he was a great governor. He went from billions of… — John Kasich Copy Share Image
Anarcho-capitalism, in my opinion, is a doctrinal system which, if ever implemented, would lead to forms of tyranny and oppression that have… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A lot of Americans do not have an appreciation for our history. They do not understand the Constitution, why we have these… — Charlie Sykes Copy Share Image
Throughout history, the organizational evolution of the military has been inextricably linked with that of the business world. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
Innovation grabs the attention. You go back through the history of cricket and there are certain moments in time that grab you.… — Jos Buttler Copy Share Image
Oh man, I would love to fight Evander Holyfield. I don't think any of the other great heavyweights fought four times -… — Riddick Bowe Copy Share Image
“Fortunately, as human history has shown, it is not unusual for good to come of evil, less is said about the evil… — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
Susan Campbell has brought Isabella's fascinating forgotten story back to life with the deep research of a born historian and the vibrant… — Debby Applegate Copy Share Image
If you want my views of history, there's something you should know. The three men I admire the most are Curly, Larry,… — Meat Loaf Copy Share Image
“You’ve probably played that parlor game in which you fantasize about what it would be like to have a drink with one… — Robert Wachter Copy Share Image
History is delusional. Not just an illusion, it's a delusion. America is this giant country, so it has these big delusions, and… — David Means Copy Share Image
In these momentous hours of our history we call on every Hungarian worker who is led by devotion to the people and… — Janos Kadar Copy Share Image
I think artists throughout the history of time have always been controversial and have been a voice to speak to public culture… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
Madness, mayhem, erotic vandalism, devastation of innumerable souls - while we scream and perish, History licks a finger and turns the page. — Thomas Ligotti Copy Share Image
The history of the world - by which, of course, we mean Europe - is a record of intertribal lacerations, of ethnic… — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
It is a fact of history that those who seek to withdraw from its great experiments usually end up being overwhelmed by… — Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth Copy Share Image
“If I had my way, the trip’s every moment would be a Moment—ripe with meaning, worthy of at least a sidebar or… — Brian Benson Copy Share Image
History is a group project where, like in high school, one person usually does much of the work but someone else gets… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
“There are many examples of men in history who could give us a better mirror after which to pattern ourselves” — Darius Bolton Copy Share Image
I learned to paint in a historical method. First through watercolours and then through oil. Then, when I went to college and… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
History showed that many people had lost their respect for any religion that had relied upon the support of government to spread… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
I think often people know about Rasputin in Russian history - but know only a little bit. He's an interesting man, who… — Sergei Polunin Copy Share Image
“History nowadays is not a matter of conviction. It’s a performance. It’s entertainment. And if it isn’t, make it so.” — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
“...the danger that American society as a whole will over-esteem intellect or assign it such a transcendent value as to displace other… — Richard Hofstadter Copy Share Image
“At best, the line between historical fact and govrnmental fiction is cloudy; in cases of treason it tends to vanish entirely.” — Lacey Baldwin Smith Copy Share Image
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“why can we never talk about the blood. the blood of our ancestors. the blood of our history. the blood between our… — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share Image
