Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.
Alternate history fascinates me, as it fascinates all novelists, because 'What if?' is the big thing.
The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history?
History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.
President Obama will go down as having passed some of the most historic bills in the history of this country.
History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living.
No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture.
A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us.
The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.
The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.
Yet through history gays have always dominated religious life and churches.
I believe this generation should know their history and they should know that the struggle's not over yet.
Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort.
We've got to know our history. We have to be able to bring our children to a place that they can be proud of.
It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.
When history is erased, people's moral values are also erased.
If some countries have too much history, we have too much geography.
I am intrigued by inanimate objects. They're a piece of history, someone's statement and ideas of life.
For most of history, almost everyone was poor. Power and wealth belonged to only a few.
I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction.
Most of the shows I've worked on have aired three times and are in the dustbin of history.
