Historical Figure Quotes

24 Historical Figure quotes by 21 unique authors

I mean, Jesus was a white man too. He was a historical figure — that's a verifiable fact. — Megyn Kelly
That Krishna himself was a historical figure is indeed quite indubitable. — Rudolf Otto
One of the many troubles of growing older is that it gets progressively harder to find a famous historical figure who hadn't yet amounted to… — Sebastian Horsley
If we could view Muhammad as we do any other important historical figure we would surely consider him to be one of the greatest geniuses… — Karen Armstrong
How does a country deal with the fact that some of its most revered historical figures had certain moral values and political views virtually identical… — Robert Jensen
I have a bee in my bonnet as to how few black historical figures one sees on film; incredible stories, stories from which we are… — David Oyelowo
The story of Jesus is very fascinating. It still has such a tremendous power, even after 2,000 years! We don't really know if he existed… — Bjorn Ulvaeus
In the first few pages, Kundera discusses several abstract historical figures: Robespierre, Nietzsche, Hitler. For Eunice's sake, I wanted him to get to the plot,… — Gary Shteyngart
Simply put: Thanksgiving is the day when the dominant white culture (and, sadly, most of the rest of the non-white but non-indigenous population) celebrates the… — Robert Jensen
A collection of masks, depicting historical figures in life and what I like to call the eternal repose. — Wes Craven
Jesus was a white man, too. Its like we have, hes a historical figure thats a verifiable fact, as is Santa, I just want kids… — Megyn Kelly
I feel a great responsibility playing a historical figure because whether they were good or bad, I feel like the person deserves a fair shake.… — Vincent Piazza
I find historical figures in general very tricky because you feel at times that you're serving two masters. Not only the arc and wonderful writing… — Vincent Piazza
To be a writer was always my greatest aim. I remember writing a play about Guy Fawkes when I was 10. I suppose it's significant,… — Peter Ackroyd
When I was seven years old, I fell in love with a series published by Bobbs-Merrill called 'The Childhood of Famous Americans.' In it, historical… — Ann Hood
There are dozens of writings outside of the Bible that verify the historical accuracy of many of the names of people, places, and events mentioned… — Charlie Campbell
I visit English country churchyards where historical figures are buried. — Robin Gibb
Most fourth graders can't say why Abraham Lincoln is an important historical figure? Wow. This is far more distressing than if the news had been… — Susan Orlean
After further introductions were made, we settled in the family room. Yes, the living room would have been nicer, but I wanted comfortable surroundings while… — Jeaniene Frost
Now, what does a vampire do with a computer? Keep track of investments? Send e-mail to other vampires as you all plot to take over… — Carrie Vaughn
I can not give you the reference of Ram Chandar or Krishna, because they were not historical figures. I can not help it but to… — Mahatma Gandhi
Every atom you possess has almost certainly passed through several stars and been part of millions of organisms on its way to becoming you. We… — Bill Bryson
When writing about historical characters I try to be as accurate as possible, and in particular not to misrepresent the view they held. With a… — Pat Barker
One trouble with growing older is that it gets progressively tougher to find a famous historical figure who didn't amount to much when he was… — William E Bill Vaughan

Who Wrote These Historical Figure Quotes

21 authors contributed a total of 24 Historical Figure Quotes as follows: