I was a pretty delinquent little kid. My folks and I didn't get along, so I basically moved out... put myself through… — Al Jourgensen Copy Share Image
“The forgotten of this country have a consistent history of turning on their champions, and I suppose the way working men and… — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
We have this long history of racism in this country, and as it happens, the criminal justice system has been perhaps the… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
What is the foundation of that interest all men feel in Greek history, letters, art, and poetry, in all its periods, from… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
That's why I want to speak to you now. To say: no person, trying to take responsibility for her or his identity,… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
“Humans have been doin’ awful things to each other throughout history. Humanity’s not as great as you make it out to be.… — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
“In his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, the eighteenth-century British historian Edward Gibbon describes the scene of Romans fleeing the… — Charles London Copy Share Image
Madurai is a city with a long political history. It was at the centre of the anti-Brahmin movement, the anti-Hindi movement, the… — Subramanian Swamy Copy Share Image
“Persecuting religious minorities is always ill-advised, every single time it occurs in history. I have never in my research found an instance… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“There is nothing like that for the boys who did not go to war; they were not soldiers, and did not die.… — Andrew Sean Greer Copy Share Image
“I had finally become aware of how much I was capable of, how little I had to lose, and how deep into… — Celma Ribeiro Copy Share Image
I was a journalism major, and I would take creative writing classes as part of that, but I would also look for… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Yes, they broke the law, but we can't deport them. Let's get over this pointing fingers and do something about that, whether… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
History will also give occasion to expatiate on the advantage of civil orders and constitutions; how men and their properties are protected… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“The distance we set between ourselves and the events of our past life, which reduces their scale, the backlog of things we… — Catherine Millet Copy Share Image
“In order to witness clearly the march of humanity from its inception to the present moment, an understanding of how humankind has… — Roger D. Woodard Copy Share Image
“The rate spread of EBOLA VIRUS in West Africa, is big tragedy. It is a fatal disease in the history of the… — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
If I have a chance to make a larger amount of money in a legacy fight against the No. 1 welterweight in… — Tyron Woodley Copy Share Image
In spite of our agonizing history, Native American people find much to celebrate. The songs, the dances, the culture and traditions surrounding… — Deb Haaland Copy Share Image
It saddens me that a historic event like this is being misconstrued by a small but vocal group of critics trying to… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
There were a lot of big games. But I think one of the biggest was one that will go down as one… — Chuck Knox Copy Share Image
“Just this past summer, I took online courses in introductory logic and law through civilization. Often the weight of history, with its… — Benson Bruno Copy Share Image
It's tempting to look back into history with rose-tinted glasses. Most people in the Stone Age didn't live anywhere near as long… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
“We never learn anything, never in the world, and in spite of all the history books written. They’re just the way we… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
“I understood much later that this was the day of ‘the largest seaborne invasion in history’ or ‘the biggest military operation ever… — Holger Eckhertz Copy Share Image
From the dim morning hours of history when the father was king and priest down to this modern time of history's high… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
The history of slavery and the complication of slavery is that it is an international concept. It is something that affected people… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
The history of literature is the history of the human mind. It is, as compared with other histories, the intellectual as distinguished… — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
We believe, from everything we have been told by the intelligence community, by 12 years of history with Iraq, by the experience… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Every man that tried to destroy the Government, every man that shot at the holy flag in heaven, every man that starved… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
No, it’s very comforting actually, to know that you’re sitting in a long legacy of actresses who’ve played the role. I’m absolutely… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Unless you listen, people are weazened in your presence; they become about a third of themselves. Unless you listen, you can't know… — Brenda Ueland Copy Share Image
“The ring which you are holding, my friend, is identical to that one. I had it cut according to the model of… — Jean Lorrain Copy Share Image
It does happen to be a historical fact that my husband served as president for eight years. And there's a lot that… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
I decided that now is the time to start doing the things that really interest me and I find important. It was… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
“What I said in Ishmael stands: There is no One Right Way to live. What we find among Leaver peoples is that… — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
“The bond we forged was molded from an unspoken commitment to our collective survival. It reached through history, straddled continents, spanned wars,… — Susan Abulhawa Copy Share Image
“There are ways to counteract the evil being purposely planned. Study history. Separate fears and prejudices from facts. Recognize facts from propaganda.… — Mae Brussell Copy Share Image
Throughout history, when societies face tough economic times, we have seen democratic reforms deferred, decreased trust in government, persecution of minority groups,… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
