“(regarding Charles Lee) This eccentric and notably slovenly man was always trailed by his beloved dogs. "When I can be convinced that… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“I must say that the charm of the Arctic, its infinite diversity, its aloofness from the rest of the world, made it… — Louise Arner Boyd Copy Share Image
After eight months of one of the most intensive public and private investigations in American history, no one - no one -… — Steven Hatfill Copy Share Image
In France, and at the most important period of our history, Catherine de' Medici has suffered more from popular error than any… — Honoré De Balzac Copy Share Image
“Language itself is so value-laden as to render value-neutrality almost impossible. Growing up in England I was introduced to the American Revolution… — Arthur F. Holmes Copy Share Image
“Morality is violence. An invisible violence at first. Love is a supreme violence, hidden deep in the darkness of our atoms. When… — Etel Adnan Copy Share Image
Just as Darwin discovered the law of evolution in organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of evolution in human history; he… — Friedrich Engels Copy Share Image
To Toronto City Council: The Sam The Record Man store and sign were important fixtures in Toronto's musical landscape as well as… — Geddy Lee Copy Share Image
For the overthrow of the bourgeoisie, the efforts of one country are sufficient - for this we have the testimony of the… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
History is the most dangerous product which the chemistry of the mind has concocted. Its properties are well known. It produces dreams… — Paul Valery Copy Share Image
“When I was in school I studied biology. I learned that in making their experiments scientists will take some group--bacteria, mice, people--and… — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image
“The history of New England, and especially of Massachusetts, is full of the horrors that have turned life into gloom, joy into… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
“In ancient Greece more than one royal house was guilty of crime which became the stuff of tragedy: now Rome was to… — Livy Copy Share Image
I have always been fascinated by paleontology and prehistoric people, and I've always thought that one of the most intriguing moments in… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image
You know, when we get to a point in this country where dissent is extremism, we've turned, I think, a very dark… — Michael Steele Copy Share Image
“No subject is more touched on than love, in the human life stories as well as in the literary corpus they have… — Michel Houellebecq Copy Share Image
The economic interpretation of history does not necessarily mean that all events are determined solely by economic forces. It simply means that… — Eduard Bernstein Copy Share Image
“History is full of numerous cases in which good persons were so unfortunate as to die a miserable death or to live… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Compare two people, one of whom has been crippled by an accident, the other by an early environmental history which makes him… — B.F. Skinner Copy Share Image
“This happened back east of course. I've heard that term a lot since coming to this part of the country. But I… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
Your gonna have fun staying with us. He paused with something more to say, but didn't seem like he knew how to.… — Jade Copy Share Image
I want to ensure that the people of the 5th District continue to benefit from the sensible economic policies under the leadership… — Angela Stanton-King Copy Share Image
My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Stored personal memories along with handed down collective memories of stories, legends, and history allows us to collate our interactions with a… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
Science, history and politics are not suited for discussion except by experts. Others are simply in the position of requiring more information;… — Frank P. Ramsey Copy Share Image
“He said history was a sum of situations whose significance was never seen until long afterwards because people had been afraid to… — Paul Scott Copy Share Image
The religious urge in man is not a mere passing phase in the history of his spiritual development, but the ultimate source… — Muhammad Asad Copy Share Image
Silences enter the process of historical production at four crucial moments: the moment of fact creation (the making of sources); the moment… — Michel-Rolph Trouillot Copy Share Image
There is only one force of history that can break the reign of hatred and resentment and expose the pretensions of tyrants… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Recently I reviewed the history of many missionaries and found a powerful correlation between exceptional missionaries and mothers who chose to remain… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
A 'Hitler myth' was cultivated which built on people's desire for strong leadership, and presented Hitler as an almost God-like figure. Hitler's… — Alison Kitson Copy Share Image
“What determines how we remember history and which elements are preserved and penetrate the collective consciousness? If historical novels stir your interest,… — Ruta Sepetys Copy Share Image
In 1975, which was the height of the women's movement, I thought I'd write a book on women's history. But in searching… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
The History of our Revolution will be one continued Lye from one End to the other. The Essence of the whole will… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Distorting the history of World War II, denying the crimes of genocide and the Holocaust as well as an instrumental use of… — Andrzej Duda Copy Share Image
It's a shameful piece of history and I think - I don't mean to be political or sobering or anything - but… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
“I believe that the rape-is-not-about-sex doctrine will go down in history as an example of extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
We have a long history of snapshot photography that appeared to many to be more arbitrary and idiosyncratic than much of the… — Fred Ritchin Copy Share Image
That's one of the troubles of photography; the implication that what you have in that photograph is the way it is, and… — Eugene Richards Copy Share Image
Europe has grown through crises. Each crisis also presents opportunities, and Europe has emerged stronger from each one. That is the way… — Wolfgang Schauble Copy Share Image