Quotes of: World-history Keyword

Past and history are not the same. Past is what happened. It consists of events that affected the patient's self, some of which he can remember, but the most he is having trouble remembering. History is transforming the past to a story that the perso...

The Infinite Question

Adolf Hitler is probably the last of the great adventurer-conquerors in the tradition of Alexander, Caesar and Napoleon, and the Third Reich the last of the empires which set out on the path taken earlier by France, Rome and Macedonia. The curtain wa...

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

What is history? Any thoughts, Webster?' 'History is the lies of the victors,' I replied, a little too quickly. 'Yes, I was rather afraid you'd say that. Well, as long as you remember that it is also the self-delusions of the defeated. ... 'Finn?' '"...

The Sense of an Ending

In all societies, public rhetoric involves some measure of lying, and history -- political history and art history -- is made when someone effectively confronts the lie. But in really scary societies public conversation is an exercise in using words ...

Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot

Pantaloons were often worn tight as paint and were not a great deal less revealing, particularly as they were worn without underwear. . . . Jackets were tailored with tails in the back, but were cut away in front so that they perfectly framed the gro...

At Home: A Short History of Private Life

Reading history is good for all of us. If you know history, you know that there is no such thing as a self-made man or self-made woman. We are shaped by people we have never met. Yes, reading history will make you a better citizen and more appreciati...

David McCullough Historian

Every day of your life is a page of your history.

Arabian

We need myths that will help us to identify with all our fellow-beings, not simply with those who belong to our ethnic, national or ideological tribe. We need myths that help us to realize the importance of compassion, which is not always regarded as...

A Short History of Myth

Suddenly I came out of my thoughts to notice everything around me again-the catkins on the willows, the lapping of the water, the leafy patterns of the shadows across the path. And then myself, walking with the alignment that only comes after miles, ...

Wanderlust: A History of Walking

Your past history is NOT an excuse.

Embrace Your Sexual Self: A Practical Guide for Women

My one regret was that I never photographed the bat before we drank it.

Glory O'Brien's History of the Future

One of the hardest things for boys to learn is that a teacher is human. One of the hardest things for a teacher to learn is not to try and tell them.

The History Boys

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.

The History of Freedom

There is a reference in Aristotle to a gnat produced by larvae engendered in the slime of vinegar. This must have been Drosophila.

A History of Genetics

The musician has the most brothers, and the dancer the most sisters.

HerStory: Fiction Honoring Women's History Month

To err is human, to persist in error is diabolical.

Ideology and Rationality in the History of the Life Sciences

Anti-intellectualism is one thing, but faith in wrongheaded pseudointellectualism is far worse.

Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics

Grief dares us to love once more.

Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place

Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.

Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination

Cats have gnosis to a degree that is granted to few bishops.

The Tiger in the House: A Cultural History of the Cat

The contents of a house can trigger all sorts of revisions to family history.

The Painted Drum