Quotes of: Study-history Keyword

Senator Charles Palantine: We meet at a crossroads in history. No longer will the wrong roads be taken.

Taxi Driver

Society mends its wounds. And that's invariably true in all the tragedies, in the comedies as well. And certainly in the histories.

Charlton Heston

Distorted history boasts of bellicose glory... and seduces the souls of boys to seek mystical bliss in bloodshed and in battles.

Alfred Adler

History teaches us that men and nations only behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives." --

Abba Solomon Eban

The real heroes are those ones who are forgotten, forsaken and remain the nameless ones, in the history of time.

Auliq Ice

How beautiful would history have been if it could be written beforehand and then acted out like drama!

Aihebholo-oria Okonoboh

All the studies and all the research in the field of criminology affirm that prison education is the least expensive and most effective solution to overcrowding and strain on the budget caused by recevidism.

College for Convicts: The Case for Higher Education in American Prisons

I found him carefully studying me, his lips in a thin line. “Has anyone ever taken care of you?” he asked quietly. “No.” I’d long since stopped feeling sorry for myself about it.

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Being free means "being free for the other," because the other has bound me to him. Only in relationship with the other am I free

Creation and Fall Temptation: Two Biblical Studies

When we speak of the Path we mean much more than a course of study. The Path is a way of life and on it the whole being must co-operate if the heights are to be won.

Esoteric Orders and Their Work and The Training and Work of the Initiate

The only class I studied religiously was Christianity 101.

At even one penny, this book would be overpriced. In fact, free is too expensive, because you'd still waste time by reading it.

And as I surveyed the clutter of his study I was pleased to see that he was a man after my own heart. All of his money appeared to have been spent on either books or shelves to hold them.

Ex-Libris

In the war room, love? What if someone comes in?” I stood and removed his shirt. “Then they’ll have a good story to tell.” “Good?” He adopted the pretense of being offended. “Prove me wrong.

Fire Study

Many things are mechanical and should remain mechanical. But mechanical thoughts, mechanical feelings—that is what has to be studied and can and should be changed. Mechanical thinking is not worth a penny. You can think about many things mechanical...

The Fourth Way

In a massive, long-term study of 17,000 civil servants, an almost unbelievable conclusion emerged: the status of a person's job was more likely to predict their likelihood of a heart attack than obesity, smoking or high blood pressure.

Genome: the Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

Studies have shown that, at least among students, popularity equals visibility.

The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School

A brick is a rust-colored blur of movement, caught in a moment, and transformed from motion into a physical object. Studying this brick would give scientists an insight into how fast I run.


A brick and a blanket walk into a bar

A blanket could be used to represent the Rectangle of Desire. In nine out of ten cases, it was more effective than Viagra. The tenth case was found to contain a lot of cash, and the participant made off with the money without completing the study.

Brick and Blanket

Mr. Thomas, any scientist will tell you that in nature many systems appear to be chaotic, but when you study them long enough and closely enough, strange order always underlies the appearance of chaos.

Brother Odd

Nico studied his face – his sea-green eyes, his grin, his ruffled black hair. Somehow Percy Jackson seemed like a regular guy now, not a mythical figure. Not someone to idolize or crush on.

The Blood of Olympus

Research and development needs permanent tax credits to build the technology that spurs our growth. But no government programs alone can get America's students to study more science and math; parents must push and help their children to meet this goa...

Ernest Istook