A white nationalist would claim that flying the confederate flag on a state building is an expression of cultural history, rather than… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
“They’d never precisely been friends, but they’d managed to stop the human race from being wiped out by a corporation’s self-induced sociopathy… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
Part of the reason why we're only now reaching a point in American society where we can talk about the need for… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
The naive thing I suppose is simply that we thought, in the words of Francis Fukuyama, that we had reached the end… — Nicholas Meyer Copy Share Image
There comes a time in the history of nations when fear and forgetfulness cause a nation to hesitate, to waver, and perhaps… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Of the 664 men who rode into the Valley of Death about 540 eventually got out of it again. By far the… — Simon Heffer Copy Share Image
I used to say I didn't regret dropping out of school because it's what I had to do. But I do feel… — Neve Campbell Copy Share Image
We had a 'Project Joey' scheme worked out in which I would take correspondence courses while acting in Hollywood. Then when I… — Joey Heatherton Copy Share Image
If we fail to develop a national coordinated response, based in science, I fear the pandemic will get far worse and be… — Rick Bright Copy Share Image
“The ones who did it can always rationalize their actions and even forget what they did. They can turn away from things… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Take the notion of tradition: it is intended to give a special temporal status to a group of phenomena that are both… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
Christians have ... identified their opponents, whether Jews, pagans, or heretics, with forces of evil, and so with Satan... Nor have things… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
History, like beauty, depends largely on the beholder, so when you read that, for example, David Livingstone discovered the Victoria Falls, you… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We should not blur the lines between legal and illegal immigrants. Millions of people around the world have gone through the process… — Ken Calvert Copy Share Image
The greatest of all heroes is One--whom we do not name here! Let sacred silence meditate that sacred matter; you will find… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
“It is no wonder that historians trace the birth of Western civilization to these jewels of the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean seas.… — Laura Brooks Copy Share Image
The arenas are historic sites, preserved after the Games. Popular destinations for Capitol residents to visit, to vacation. Go for a month,… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Senator John McCain is unlike anybody else in not - not just in the Senate but in American politics. He's unlike anybody… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
“Kids in my history class pulled out their cell phones and turned them on. I did the same, and as we all… — Laura McNeal Copy Share Image
I know I'm going back some decades, but I'll never forget the discomfort of being one of the few Black kids in… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
It is not without fear and trembling that a historian of religion approaches the problem of myth. This is not only because… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share Image
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion. However valuable-even necessary-that may have been in… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“The terrified men did not move. Then Nadia Fedin did something instinctive; she drew her Nagant revolver and fired three short bursts… — KGE Konkel Copy Share Image
Against the background of the Obama administration' s negotiating what can turn out to be the most catastrophic international agreement in the… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“Now keep in mind, memories aren’t historical archives. They’re—improvisations, really. A lot of the stuff you associate with a particular event might… — Peter Watts Copy Share Image
I think in the history of basketball, people get hired and people get fired, but the main thing is people enjoy their… — Metta World Peace Copy Share Image
So what do people see when they read that well-behaved women rarely make history? Do they imagine good-time girls in stiletto heels… — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Copy Share Image
“In reply to the argument that a little socialism is good so long as it doesn't go too far. It is tempting… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
And I add my own love to the history of people who have loved beautiful things, and looked out for them, and… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
The history of the Roman Empire is also the history of the uprising of the Empire of the Masses, who absorb and… — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
My key to living an inspired life involves Embracing my history, Understanding the function of expectations and gently learning to have none;… — Mary Anne Radmacher Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the Queen's prayers, and those of Bernard, had been efficacious, or perhaps Louise had been more attentive in bed, for during… — Alison Weir Copy Share Image
“I enjoyed your book. You are a descriptive writer who paints well with pen in hand. Your story had a bit of… — Josie Angod Copy Share Image
“It is a curious thing that at my age — fifty-five last birthday — I should find myself taking up a pen… — H. Rider Haggard Copy Share Image
“The historical truth is a fiction. OK, I did whatever I could to find out what happened from surviving friends, family and… — William Pryor Copy Share Image
“History has been witness to heart wrenching barbaric violations from time immemorial throughout the world where battles and wars have been fought,… — Henrietta Newton Martin Copy Share Image
I was a lousy academic. I spent most of my time in the cafeteria. But I met fantastic people from all kinds… — Aleksandra Mir Copy Share Image
The vast majority of those of Scots lineage living in the Ulster counties in the 18th century had come across, or their… — Tom Devine Copy Share Image
“Hoover and Mellon did more than history gives them credit for (i.e., they did more than absolutely nothing) and it’s never been… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
And religion causes most of the problems, war, and economics of course, and study your history or you're going to repeat it;… — Michael Berryman Copy Share Image
