Quotes About History

I think cars encapsulate the history of innovation and style - it's the other side of the coin of the car being public enemy No.1.

There's never been a culture without poetry in the history of the world.

George W. Bush is history's president, a man for whom the long-term success or failure of democracy in Iraq will determine his place in history.

My happiness is being able to present my talents for people to see, and I feel like I'm an ambassador of Thai history and Thai culture on film so that people can see Muay Thai.

To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.

Those parts of history that would undermine the vision of the Left - which prevails in our education system from elementary school to postgraduate study - are not likely to get much attention.

I think that baseball as a whole, I am a huge romantic when it comes to the history and the stats and the numbers the stories behind it, so I would consider myself a pretty big fan.

Humor is so important to the American scene throughout history.

When somebody asks about the greatest players in history, I start with Bill Russell. More than the best player is the MVP, and the MVP in the history of team sports is Bill Russell.

I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of human beings, or the world.

The arc of our history is toward more equality being expanded to more and more people.

The historic lesson is that it was a strategic failure to go into Iraq. History will not be and should not be kind with that decision.

The Bible is not just one book, but an entire library, with stories, songs, poetry, letters and history, as well as literature that might more obviously qualify as 'religious.'

Some of the greatest moments in human history were fueled by emotional intelligence.

I think I went to Italy initially for the art, architecture, food and history, but I stayed there because of the people in Cortona.

Community development has a long history of innovation and learning from experience.

I don't believe in the Great Man theory of science or history. There are no great men, just men standing on the shoulders of other men and what they have done.

The government has a history of not treating people fairly, from the internment of Japanese Americans in World War II to African-Americans in the Civil Rights era.

Jesus' birthday is commercialized, so of course, Black History Month is commercialized.

I grew up around books - my grandmother's house, where I lived as a small child, was full of books. My father was a history teacher, and he loved the Russian novels. There were always books around.

The monuments of the nations are all protests against nothingness after death so are statues and inscriptions so is history.

I think the most important idea is to remember that there have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal.

Historically, I come from Jewish history. I had the classic upbringing in the Yeshiva, learning, learning, and more learning.

Nixon has enough to overcome in terms of his legacy and his political history. Now he has to overcome the in-fighting between his daughters. It's so sad. There's another obstacle for him to clear.