Quotes About History

People are educated into the fact that as a people we stand a better chance of knowing how to work the law if we know the history of the law and the history of our people's relationship with it.

In my view, photography and painting really share one history. The influences that work on one, work on the other.

History is a story of violence at work. It all comes down to the old saw that, however much you can gain with a kind word, you can gain more with a kind word and a gun.

In the Iowa senate, I helped pass the largest tax cut in state history - returning over four billion dollars in savings and putting more money back in the pockets of hard-working Iowa families.

When I go to China I see many artists whose work reflects on aspects of contemporary popular culture but obviously the history of Western art is not part of their own tradition.

I have always had a strong interest in history and finding out about the past can be remarkably helpful with working out the future, too.

I think a lot of the work I've done and a lot of the work I'm going to do in the future still ties to 9/11 and the fallout from it.

I prefer home-schooling because you can work at your own pace and go towards more what you're interested in, whether it be history or geography or math.

God grant that this is the work of the Communists. You are witnessing the beginning of a great new epoch in German history. This fire is the beginning.

What makes a good work of art is something that honors certain traditions and breaks with others.

I think that an obsession with art history gave rise to the work.

So I'm OK with myself, with history, my work, who I am and who I was.

There's nothing new about anti-work philosophy. History is dotted with individuals and groups who decided that laziness was next to godliness and work was a waste of time.

I think everyone remembers how certain Russian bureaucrats used to work against the Ukrainian opposition; I think it is hard to drop old habits.

I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history.

I began my journalistic career on the day Ronald Reagan was sworn in. That's the day I showed up for work at 'The New Republic' magazine.

Science transcends mere politics. As recent history demonstrates, scientists are as willing to work for a Tojo, a Hitler, or a Stalin as for the free nations of the West.

There is an odd sense of responsibility attached to appearing in a drama about a real piece of history. A work of fiction is fun.

The amazing fact is that America is founded on a document. It's a work in progress. It can be tested by each generation.

Ultimately a historian has to put together a cohesive work. That doesn't mean that your curiosity is ever totally satisfied.

U.S. military action in Iraq: It sure didn't work out well last time. Let's not make that mistake again.

A man is the sum of his ancestors; to reform him you must begin with a dead ape and work downward through a million graves.

History may clarify our understanding of the supreme work of art, but can never account for it completely; for the Time of art is not the same as the Time of history.

My wife likes history and documentaries, but I'm not so keen on them. I generally go and do some work if there's one of those on.