Empire Quote by Benedict Wong

“Because of the earth’s roundness, Genghis Khan, in the fever of possession and destruction, hastened his own overthrow by invading lands that he had…

— André Breton

Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time.

— Ian Botham

In his brilliant new book Pankaj Mishra reverses the long gaze of the West upon the East, showing modern history as it has been…

— Orhan Pamuk

“In American terms, the accomplishment of Genghis Khan might be understood if the United States, instead of being created by a group of educated…

— Jack Weatherford

I think it's good that we're sometimes reminded of important events in history.

— Max von Sydow

Historical fiction is not history. You're blending real events and actual historical personages with characters of your own creation.

— George R. R. Martin

Rivers and mountains are beautiful and made heroes bow and compete to catch the girl- lovely earth. Yet the emperors Shih Huang and Wu…

— Mao Zedong

As someone who has long loved history and reads a lot of history, especially when you get a distance like 130 years, these people…

— Candice Millard

It feels good to be a part of history.

— Kevin Durant

If we look too closely at many historical figures, we won't like what we see.

— Roxane Gay

As well as our relationship with Afghanistan, I am researching the legacy of other European empires - in Africa. We think of those empires…

— Adam Curtis

The idea that human beings can make history, that is something quite unique to the modern West.

— Pankaj Mishra