Quotes About History

Most people aren't Republicans four generations down from a president.

I've already beaten four to five generations of Bellator's best fighters.

We should look for ways to expedite generic drug approvals, particularly for products that have a long history of being safe and effective.

Everyone I talk to has a Genesis story to tell.

I think I've learned more about Baroque music than any other genre.

The only genre of movie that I could see making that doesn't have anything magical or otherworldly about it would be a war film. I'm very interested in history, and a war film could be something that would lure me in.

It's really cool when, in every genre of music, you can listen to a song and know what era it was from.

I'm a member of the National Trust. I absolutely love architecture, history, geography, the arts and culture. Oh, and I love gardens. I moved from London to Hertfordshire, so I could get a garden.

What I'm interested in is the conversations going on about the Anthropocene and what it means to view ourselves as a part of Earth's geological history.

My mother's family has been in Maine for over 300 years on the same farm. They have a King George III deed.

I didn't mean to spend my life writing American history, which should have been taught in the schools, but I saw no alternative but to taking it on myself. I could think of a lot of cheerier things I'd rather be doing than analyzing George Washington and Aaron Burr. But it came to pass, that was my job, so I did it.

Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.

I would give the people of America to their first opportunity to elect a president who doesn't belong to either party since George Washington.

The George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin affair is one of the most important and clarifying moments in American history.

I don't care what you do - baseball or politics - George W. Bush is always going to be compared to his father. I just want it to be an easy answer in 50 years - Who was the better player, me, or my kids? I want it to be my kids.

Some might think that George W. Bush had his shortcomings, but let me tell you something - history's going to be kind to George W. Bush.

I know Obama knows better than George W. Bush.

Georgia is one of the best states there is.

Georgia is not just a European country, but one of the most ancient European countries.

I'm already the first Georgian to play in the Finals, but I also want to be the first to be part of an NBA title.

I've been involved in more Georgian period duels than I ever thought I would in my life.

It took centuries to form the German order.

In German, there are only so many things you can write about.

I am not a German bitter-ender. I am, though, a German never-forgetter.