“…They arrived when the sober grey of twilight had clad every object. Amanda viewed the dark and stupendous edifice, the gloom of… — Regina Maria Roche Copy Share Image
The history of New Orleans was always a fascination to me - such a blend of light and darkness and plague and… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
“It has been said at various points in history that the current sum of human knowledge is but a fraction of that… — Robert Robert Copy Share Image
“There are numerous historical reports as well as visual images that link mushroom consumption to the ritual of sacrifice. These include bloodletting,… — John Rush Copy Share Image
“By their actions, the Founding Fathers made clear that their primary concern was religious freedom, not the advancement of a state religion.… — Franklin T. Lambert Copy Share Image
“It matters not at all that I do not want to marry, that I am afraid of the wedding, afraid of consummating… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“A historic transition is occurring, barely noticed. Slowly, quietly, imperceptibly, religion is shriveling in America, as it has done in Europe, Canada,… — James A. Haught Copy Share Image
“My point is not that we must, in telling history, accuse, judge, condemn Columbus in absentia. It is too late for that;… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
“Inspired by the works of Homer—and armed with a vase decoration technique that allowed the clay’s natural color to shine through to… — Vernon Silver Copy Share Image
“Beautiful prairies, bordered by lofty hills sparsely scattered with timber, stretch around. The massive fronds of the Pinus Ponderosa replace the elegant… — Nancy Marguerite Anderson Copy Share Image
He bows his and I bow mine back and then poke him in the stomach. He walks out of the kitchen leaving… — Jade Copy Share Image
“That is how they were: they spent their lives proclaiming their proud origins, the historic merits of the city, the value of… — Gabriel García Márquez Copy Share Image
“I know quite well why I became a historian… It was because dissension was frowned upon when I was a child: 'Don't… — Penelope Lively Copy Share Image
President Obama and our all-of-the-above energy strategy is the real deal. We are proud of the fact that we are importing less… — Ken Salazar Copy Share Image
One of the interesting things about the history of poetry in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries is that people who read… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
If you're trying to do something wholly new, it's hard to fully trust it. But if you use forms that have come… — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
I'm sure that was the right step, even though, formally speaking, it may seem disadvantageous for a president to resign. But, looking… — Eduard Shevardnadze Copy Share Image
“History books call it the Underworld. Or even hell. But I know it’s neither. It is really called the Everneath, and it’s… — Brodi Ashton Copy Share Image
“I must talk, and you must listen, for we are engaged here in the most important pursuit in history: the search for… — John Green Copy Share Image
“By journey's end the brides were much better acquainted with their grooms and more or less pleased with the matches. Sybil Bingham… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
We humans are still a very primitive culture, and it's one of the traps we've fallen into over the course of our… — RuPaul Copy Share Image
When you look at the women that have made a real difference in the world throughout history, what they’ve done has almost… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Originalism is sort of subspecies of textualism. Textualism means you are governed by the text. That's the only thing that is relevant… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
Never before in human history have so few owed so much to so many, Mr. Jiabao. A handful of men in this… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
“There is a great similarity between legal evidence and historical evidence. The only difference lies in the fact that in legal evidence… — Teodoro A. Agoncillo Copy Share Image
“*The disc's greatest lovers were undoubtedly Mellius and Gretelina, whose pure, passionate and soul-searing affair would have scorched the pages of History… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
What did it for me was a blurb on the back of a book I was reading. The blurber wrote - I… — Debra Hamel Copy Share Image
“Margaret...you must know that you could never change your own life. You are a girl: girls have no choice. You could never… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
Part of what made the Macintosh great was that the people working on it were musicians, poets, and artists, and zoologists, and… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Each man lives for himself, uses his freedom to achieve his personal goals, and feels with his whole being that right now… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
The imprudent Maximus disregarded these salutary considerations: he gratified his resentment and ambition; he saw the bleeding corpse of Valentinian at his… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
The aim of science is to discover and illuminate truth. And that, I take it, is the aim of literature, whether biography… — Rachel Carson Copy Share Image
The hardest problems of all in law enforcement are those involving a conflict of law and local customs. History has recorded many… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
I think everyone should understand history of segregation the same way we had to go to school and read about George Washington.… — Mary J. Blige Copy Share Image
Juliet is one of those rare novels that has it all: lush prose, tightly intertwined parallel narratives, intrigue, and historical detail all… — Sara Gruen Copy Share Image
I remember my last game for Newcastle in the pre-season, when their fans were singing that they wanted me to stay, but… — Georginio Wijnaldum Copy Share Image
The meetings of the legislature at Springfield then first brought together that splendid group of young men of genius whose phenomenal careers… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
“Trying to look at the whole of the past is, it seems to me, like using a map of the world. No… — David Christian Copy Share Image
“During most all of human evolution, it was adaptive to conserve energy by being lazy as circumstances permitted. Energy was a vitally… — Randolph M. Nesse Copy Share Image
