Quotes About History

There's no cowboys in England.

I grew up a Cowboys fan, attending my first game in 1960, the first year of their existence.

I would say that we have not completely cracked the code of the '60s. We are still finding our way through that time.

Cops are doing crazy things now, and they catching theyselves; bodycams, carcams. But until they really start giving these cops time - 50 years, 100 years - it's not gonna stop. As long as they keep getting off, nothing's gonna happen. It's been going on since before N.W.A.

Luckily for writers - and unluckily for history - every scientific idea creates human conflict.

A very great Iliad... concerns the creation of a nation.

For many human beings, an interest in the past starts with themselves. That is, in part, a result of biology. Like other creatures, humans have a beginning and an ending, and in between lies their story.

History doesn't give credence for resorting to violence to have your voice heard.

The list of Scarborough's rock credentials could go on forever.

Though many people mistakenly credit IBM with the first PC in 1981, the Apple II came out four years earlier, in 1977.

Your credit score takes into account years of information in most cases. It's not going to improve in a day. But it may improve more quickly than you think. Generally, the last 24 months carry the most weight, so if you can keep clean for that long, you'll see a boost.

I'm aware how special an achievement 100 caps is because of the players that have come before me and the amount they've given to English cricket.

Call me traditional, but Test cricket is the most important thing.

'Russian Ark,' I adore - I almost cried at the end of that film, it's so beautiful.

History is full of lessons for how water crises could have been avoided or better managed.

If Attila the Hun were alive today, he'd be a drama critic.

Croatia is an amazing place.

I think that emotion and good stories can cross the times.

Obama killed Osama. Yes, President Barack Obama gets to crow about the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Ibn Said's autobiography is an extraordinary work, and his story is one that's absolutely crucial to tell.

Cities are the crucible of civilization.

The mad, cruel, and accursed American war.

Time can be very good or very cruel to films.

I am writing a book about the Crusades so dull that I can scarcely write it.