Quotes of: World-history Keyword

'Lincoln' is a powerful film. It's one of those epic films that talk about this very specific issue in history of the United States.

Demian Bichir

Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

We must admit that history is enjoyable to a large extent because it enables us to pass judgement on the past.

Douglas Hurd

We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.

Daisaku Ikeda

I would also argue... that we are, by inclination and in terms of our history, we are small 'l' liberals, we Canadians.

Dalton McGuinty

I've always been a big consumer of American journalism over the years and had an interest in the history of it and of the press in America; how it has changed.

Dylan Moran

I'm interested in Russian language, culture, history... and I lived there, for four years, as a reporter for the Washington Post and have visited many times since.

David Remnick

I don't think you should ever run from history. You should learn from it and embrace it.

Doc Rivers

There's never been a time in history, no matter what the public thinks, when actors have been paid more than they should be.

Ed Asner

Covering a historic event is perfectly legitimate. It's not sneaking into somebody's boudoir... These people belong to history, and not to record that if you have the opportunity would be wrong.

Elliott Erwitt

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.

Edward Gibbon

History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.

Edward Gibbon

Throughout this country's history there have of course been systematic efforts to create an official underclass.

Eric Liu

The goal, as Compaq has stated all along in its history, is to support an open industry standard.

Eckhard Pfeiffer

History is littered with wars which everybody knew would never happen.

Enoch Powell

I can speak French, understand Gaelic and know my history. That's the training music has given me.

Eddi Reader

When you look back on music history, it falls into these neat periods, but of course, the period you yourself are living through seems totally scattered and chaotic.

Eric Whitacre

At Munich we sold the Czechs for a few months grace, but the disgrace will last as long as history.

F. L. Lucas

In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary.

Friedrich Nietzsche

African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia.

George Ayittey

History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right.

George H. W. Bush