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
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
“*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
“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
“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
“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
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
“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
“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
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
“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
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
“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
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
I reveled in political science and history of all kinds, and I felt for a long time that I had discovered all… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
“We find ourselves in the last of the three generations history chooses to repeat every now and then. The first generation needs… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
“There were history's gifts to my family-and if the resources of that grocer, the fruits of those riots, the possibilities of that… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
“The playwright Edward Albee has characterized [the suddenness of the appearance of fruits and flowers in evolutionary history] as 'that heartbreaking second… — Adam Leith Gollner 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
“…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
“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
According to energy medicine, we are all living history books. Our bodies contain our histories- every chapter, line and verse of every… — Caroline Myss Copy Share Image
“Yet what is inescapably different about today is that never in the history of human life have so many people been so… — Jonathan A. Moo Copy Share Image
For any student of history, change is the law of life. Any attempt to contain it guarantees an explosion down the road;… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Many times - especially when I'm playing an historical character - I want to be really on target with how I create… — Giancarlo Esposito Copy Share Image
“For man to enter history as the rational animal, it was necessary for him to be convinced that the objects of his… — William Barrett Copy Share Image
“For the first time in history, children are growing up whose earliest sexual imprinting derives not from a living human being, or… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
As well as our relationship with Afghanistan, I am researching the legacy of other European empires - in Africa. We think of… — Adam Curtis Copy Share Image
“I dispute the point that nuclear energy is 'clean' and 'cost-effective'. As I recall, when we first harnessed nuclear power it was… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
“this is not allegory. I have no gospel unless this is history. In addition, I have been pointing out that as well… — D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Copy Share Image
“The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind; for in history you have a record of the infinite… — Livy Copy Share Image
This is what I wanted. They tell me that London is the best field in history. I wanted to be part of… — Haile Gebrselassie Copy Share Image
“Americans had become lazy and irresponsible, focused on the pursuit of sex, money, and pleasures, unwilling to sacrifice and prepare for the… — Drew Miller Copy Share Image
Through my scientific work I have come to believe more and more strongly that the physical universe is put together with an… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
All we have is the story we tell. Everything we do, every decision we make, our strength, weakness, motivation, history, and character-what… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of the great… — Michael N. Castle Copy Share Image
“And who is to say that loving a person isn’t just loving the idea of that person and not the actual person,… — Catherine Lacey Copy Share Image