Quotes of: Study-history Keyword

History does seem to be just one long succession of murders, doesn't it?

The Corpse Of St James's

Because a doubt is not a denial. Doubt is a powerful tool, and it should be applied to history.

A Canticle for Leibowitz

The difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter is a matter of perspective: it all depends on the observer and the verdict of history.

Can Life Prevail?

History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.

Casino Royale

We were young and thought we were invincible and we threw ourselves into the gears of history and it ground us up.

The Dervish House

She pondered the arrangements of the paintings on a wall like a writer pondered commas.

The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History

The mature brain is a time capsule. History resides in its structure.

The End of Time : The Next Revolution in Our Understanding of the Universe

History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will perforce happen again.

A Feast for Crows

History and memory share events; that is, they share time and space. Every moment is two moments.

Fugitive Pieces

You could grow up in the city where history was made and still miss it all.

The Fortress of Solitude

They say God appeared in history and used it for his purposes, but if that was so he had no pity for men.

The Fixer

History shows that an examination of the personal collection of titles in any man’s library will provide something of a glimpse into his soul.

Grasshopper Jungle

I also knew that I was on my way to becoming the worst athlete in the history of American boyhood.

Ghost Light

For a brief review of our history to date shows us in a very singular role:that of serial killers.

The God Species

Emotion as well as reason belongs to the very stuff of history.

Historians In The Middle Ages

Yes, I know, it's not the truth, but in a great history little truths can be altered so that the greater truth emerges.

Baudolino

I had come to Yugoslavia to see what history meant in flesh and blood.

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon

Knowledge and wonder are the dyad of our worthy lives as intellectual beings.

Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History

If the future remains uncertain, we know the past history of nationalism. And that should be sufficient to encourage a habit of watchful suspicion.

Banal Nationalism

Take a great adventure to a place, learn the rich history and make your own observation about the place.

Beautiful Quotes

We have become aware of the responsibility for our attitude towards the dark pages in our history. We have understood that bad service is done to the nation by those who are impelling to renounce that past.

Aleksander Kwasniewski