Historic Quotes

300 Historic quotes by 263 unique authors

I love covering stories that have huge historic impacts. — Wolf Blitzer
I'm doing my part, building plants at a record rate, having historic conservation levels. The only people not doing their part is the federal government… — Gray Davis
I've never been very attached to genre labels and never set out intentionally to write historic fiction. Besides, what you consider historic depends on how… — Charles Frazier
Covering a historic event is perfectly legitimate. It's not sneaking into somebody's boudoir... These people belong to history, and not to record that if you… — Elliott Erwitt
If in previous decades large historic events drew people together and oriented them toward collective action, the recent double trend toward greater choice but less… — Arlie Russell Hochschild
Really, an historic night last night. You may have heard, Barack Obama will be the first black president of the United States of America. ...… — Jon Stewart
We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic. — Michele Bachmann
I am very happy that Floyd Mayweather and I can give the fans the fight they have wanted for so many years. They have waited long… — Manny Pacquiao
We adopted a focused strategy of core businesses in Citicorp that play to our unique historic strengths as a global bank that will provide strong… — Michael Corbat
And every historic effort to forge a democratic project has been undermined by two fundamental realities: poverty and paranoia. The persistence of poverty generates levels… — Cornel West
It's an absolute honor to be taking part in the pageant for the Diamond Jubilee. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and will be a moment… — Steve McFadden
There is a historic strain of dominion theology which says, taking its references from the Psalms, that man is made just a little lower than… — Bill Moyers
Virtue is not a chemical product... it is a historic product, like language and literature; and this means that if we cease to care about… — Lewis Mumford
In order to fully realise our aspirations, we must create in the masses of the people the sense of sacrifice and responsibility that has been… — Federica Montseny
I just make what I like - warm and human stories, ones about historic characters and events, and about animals. If there is a secret,… — Walt Disney
When you ... see our Father, you will see a being with whom you have long been acquainted, and He will receive you into His… — Brigham Young
Although Israel was founded based on the historic Jewish homeland and the need to have a Jewish homeland, Israeli democracy has been premised on everybody… — Barack Obama
Voices of Transition educates, opens minds to new possibilities and presents a new vision of how our food system could be. As a historic transition unfolds, this… — Rob Hopkins
Suspicionless surveillance has no place in a democracy. The next 60 days are a historic opportunity to rein in the NSA, but the only one… — Edward Snowden
Ann Sjoerdsma has successfully blended the fascinating story of her illustrious father's scientific achievements [in wide-ranging] drug research, with an enjoyable historic account of the… — Arvid Carlsson
[L]ife, individual or collective, personal or historic, is the one entity in the universe whose substance is compact of danger, of adventure. It is, in… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
I have had the rich satisfaction of knowing and working with many openly gay and lesbian Americans, and I have come to realize that "gay"… — Alan K. Simpson
I grew up in central Illinois midway between Chicago and St. Louis and I made an historic blunder. All my friends became Cardinals fans and… — George Will
The same technology transforming our lives can solve the greatest problem of the 20th century. A security shield can one day render nuclear weapons obsolete… — Ronald Reagan
We owe an historic debt to American Indians. They have a unique set of concerns that haven't been addressed, and I'd like to stand with… — Al Franken

Who Wrote These Historic Quotes

263 authors contributed a total of 300 Historic Quotes, led by these top contributors: