Backgrounds Quote by William Loren Katz

In the history of the United States, there is no continuity at all. You can cut through it anywhere and nothing on this side…

— Henry Adams

The breakdown of the modern movement led to what later became known as postmodern-whatever the hell that means-referring to the mixture of people and…

— Tony Shafrazi

We had people of all backgrounds coming together - all races, all creeds, all colors, all status in life. And coming together there was…

— Dorothy Height

Having a family should be something people of all backgrounds can rally behind.

— Anna Paulina Luna

People from different backgrounds may not have natural affinity, but when the Word of God is treated right and the Holy Spirit is allowed…

— Tony Evans

I had this grand plan for writing the history of the United States in six volumes. This was in the mid-1990s; I was fairly…

— H. W. Brands

“Wilmington, Del. (AP) June 14, 1966—A fire that destroyed the city’s oldest Negro church has led to the discovery of a wild slave narrative…

— James McBride

Never in the history of the United States have we cut back on troops when we've been at war.

— Michele Bachmann

Bullies may land a punch. They might leave a mark. But they have never, not once, in the history of our United States, managed…

— Joe Kennedy III

I definitely love history. I'm not formally trained or educated in history, but you could say I did go back to college in 2008…

— Oliver Stone

So we've done science songs. We've done historical songs. A lot of people would like us to do more historical songs. Our history record…

— John Flansburgh

“That, being as blunt as I can, is my approach to the history of the United States.”

— Howard Zinn

Nothing moves me more than the history of the United States.

— Henry Rollins

Parochial schools in the United States are also responsible for educating students from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, including many who are non-Catholic.

— Mark Foley

But there was more to it than that. As the Amazing Maurice said, it was just a story about people and rats. And the…

— Terry Pratchett