Historically Quotes

299 Historically quotes by 276 unique authors

I often went to Catholic mass or Eucharist at the Episcopal church, nourished by the symbol and power of this profound feeding ritual. It never… — Sue Monk Kidd
Atheism and agnosticism signify the rejection of certain images and concepts of God or of truth, which are historically conditioned and therefore inadequate. Atheism is… — Bede Griffiths
... but to remain historically accurate, I would have had to leave out an important question that I felt needed to be addressed, which is,… — Christopher Moore
As history shows us, when colonization is voluntary, people will self-select better than any testing system. It’s like those foolish attempts to control immigration to… — Orson Scott Card
If we wish to know about a man, we ask 'what is his story--his real, inmost story?'--for each of us is a biography, a story.… — Oliver Sacks
Matt's brother and the blond cook spent a good portion of last season tangling the sheets. Historically, said cook tangled many other sheets with dexterity… — Nora Roberts
They were indeed what was known as 'old money', which meant that it had been made so long ago that the black deeds which had… — Terry Pratchett
Historically, the East was more concerned with understanding the mind and the West was more involved in understanding matter. — Dalai Lama
[A] great embarrassing fact… haunts all attempts to represent the market as the highest form of human freedom: that historically, impersonal, commercial markets originate in… — David Graeber
And I don't really have anyone upon whom I want to rain down my wrath," I said, because in truth I didn't. I always felt… — John Green
Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with… — Daniel Handler
How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" In reality, "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" were probably not Simon Bolivar's… — John Green
Want to play some Battleship?” I wasn’t leaving him alone with that thing in there. Chad armed himself with a notebook, and we went to… — Patricia Briggs
We are an industry that has historically been at the forefront of defining new media environments in ways that benefit consumers and move our entire… — Jim Stengel
There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing. — Elliott Smith
Contact with men who wield power and authority still leaves an intangible sense of repulsion. It's very like being in close proximity to fecal matter,… — Jean Baudrillard
The mystery of the Holy Night, which historically happened two thousand years ago, must be lived as a spiritual event in the 'today' of the… — Pope John Paul II
Historically, software for business was seen as unsexy because the products were seen as so poor - they provided such a poor user experience. — Justin Rosenstein
Sometime in the not too distant future, denying gays the right to marry will be viewed as historically corrupt - as corrupt as denying slaves… — Mark McKinnon
The idea that women are innately gentle is a fantasy, and a historically recent one. Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction, is depicted as wreathed… — Naomi Wolf
Historically, art has always had a market. When one medieval fiefdom defeated another they would drag back its jewels, gold, tapestries and art objects as… — Arne Glimcher
It used to be thought that our genes were historically immutable and that it was not possible to imagine a conversation between culture and genetics. — Nicholas A. Christakis
While reishi mushrooms have historically been prepared as teas or infusions, other modern preparations include capsules, tinctures, and fractionated extracts of mushrooms, mycelium, and spores. — Paul Stamets
Historically, I come from Jewish history. I had the classic upbringing in the Yeshiva, learning, learning, and more learning. — Elie Wiesel
Historically, Islam was hijacked about 20 or 30 years after the Prophet and interpreted in such a way that the ruler has absolute power and… — Mohamed ElBaradei

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