I'm really interested in modern history, but to fulfill a History degree at Brown you have to do modern and pre-modern.
I feel like the history between Israel and Palestine has a lot in common with the history between India and Pakistan.
Like a lot of Irish households we read a lot of Irish history. It was almost Soviet, raising the next generation with a mythic view of their history.
I got interested in palaeontology and vertebrate history - sparked by books on human evolution - then vertebrate evolution. Studying with palaeontologists kindled my interest in fieldwork.
I really like all of the characters in 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt, especially Camilla, the one girl. I find her fascinating.
History has shown that incumbents tend to fight trends that challenge established ways and, in the process, lose focus on what matters most: customers.
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.
History shows that Americans believe in doing the right thing.
I'm a hopeless mother; a hopeless wife; I have to try harder. I'm just a pathetic case history, really.
Without question, the Red Ryder BB gun is the most important gun in the history of American weaponry.
My dad has always been a big Ray Charles fan, and I've grown up listening to all kinds of music.
I'm from Brooklyn. I grew up very poor- seven people, four rooms. My dad had no education.
As entrepreneurs, we must constantly dream and have the conviction and obsession to transform our dreams into reality - to create a future that never existed before.
Dating is really hard because everyone puts on a front. It's really difficult to see who is who, so it is important to be yourself.
If you don't have a valentine, hang out with your girlfriends, don't go looking for someone. When it's right, they'll come to you.
The thing about dating someone who listens to a totally different genre than you is they can help you find things to appreciate in that genre.
It's always been my personal feeling that unless you are married, there is something that is not very dignified about talking about who you are dating.
I'm Canadian. The only difference between dating American and Canadian guys is whether you'll be watching football or hockey. I have no preference.
Dating is kind of hard. Like dinner or something like that. Like a forced awkward situation is very strange. Especially for me, for some reason.
My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education.
It's annoying, but justice and equality are mates. Aren't they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality. And equality is a real pain.
