Quotes of: Contemporary-history Keyword

OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us.

James Nasmyth

To be Jewish is to be specifically identified with a history. And if you're not aware of that when you're a child, the whole tradition is lost.

Joyce Carol Oates

The Gospel is not a theory; the Gospel is not a philosophy or an idea; the Gospel is not a way of thinking or feeling. The Gospel is an event in history.

John Piper

One thing I've learned over these last 30 or 40 years is that people make history. There's no fait accompli to any of this.

Jeremy Rifkin

There's a few in our history, where the person who creates it becomes almost the product itself. Jobs is one of those.

Joshua Michael Stern

I'm also fascinated by the interplay between personal history and the larger forces that form the context for our lives.

Julie Salamon

History has shown us all too often the consequences of dreaming poorly or not at all.

Jeff Vandermeer

We have numerous examples of perseverance in the scriptures, in secular history, and in our own experiences.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on.

Kevin J. Anderson

You know within three seconds if you're going to have a history with someone - it's a long half-hour if you've got it wrong.

Kim Cattrall

In capitalist history, invasion and class struggle are not opposites, as the official legend would have us believe, but one is the means and the expression of the other.

Karl Liebknecht

As women, we're probably more protective of children. Also, we've been minors all of our history.

Kate Millett

I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history.

Kate Mosse

A continuing narrative throughout Australia's history that says it is better to build up than to tear down - this is the continuing mission of Labor.

Kevin Rudd

Why is 'Game of Thrones' the most pirated show in the history of TV? Because people can't get it fast enough, that's why.

Kevin Spacey

Wales is blessed with some truly magnificent castles, full of history and a must see for visitors.

Luke Evans

I loved history, particularly of the British, American and Old Testament kind.

Luke Ford

At no time in history have we succeeded in making, in a timely fashion, a specific vaccine for more than 260 million people.

Laurie Garrett

If you look at the history of Notre Dame, if you hire a coach who's been successful at another college program, they're going to be ultra successful at Notre Dame because the talent will always be there.

Lou Holtz