Abraham Quote by Susan Orlean

If we could view Muhammad as we do any other important historical figure we would surely consider him to be one of the greatest…

— Karen Armstrong

There was a time when photographers were thought to be socially secondary, and, hence, not dangerous. Lincoln was more important than Brady. It didn't…

— George W. S. Trow

I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.

— Beverly Cleary

Most historians agree that Abraham Lincoln was the most important man to ever occupy the White House because he abolished slavery and kept the…

— Kitty Kelley

“Today so many creative and devoted teachers not only have to struggle against unimaginative administrations, fearful parents, and wearied colleagues, they have also to…

— Esmé Raji Codell

I feel sometimes that in children's books there are more and more grim problems, but I don't know that I want to burden third-…

— Beverly Cleary

“Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the mature Lincoln more important than talking about Him.”

— Elton Trueblood

Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further simplified and purified by the early philosophers of ancient…

— Hu Shih

“When we dare to speak in a liberatory voice, we threaten even those who may initially claim to want our words. In the act…

— bell hooks

“Are you aware that humanity is just a blip? Not even a blip. Just a fraction of a fraction of what the universe has…

— Meg Mullins

Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history.

— Anonymous

Many novelists take well-defined, precise characters, whose stories are sometimes of mediocre interest, and place them in an important historical context, which remains secondary…

— Raymond Queneau