I had learned what wealth was, and a great deal about production and exchange for myself in the early history of South Australia - of the value of machinery, of roads and bridges, and of ports for transport and export. Catherine Helen Spence australiabridgedeal share on social
Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders. Margaret Mead censorelderhistory Change image and share on social
An important part of what the state does is preserving its history. James R. Thompson historyimportantpart Change image and share on social
It is the idea of 'People' to treat its material as if it were history and, what is more, as if it were the history of a happy period. George W. S. Trow happyhistoryidea Change image and share on social
To be in something as iconic as a Dracula film, and to be playing Jessica van Helsing, who would have been Dracula's choice for a bride, through history and beyond the grave, was a thrill. Joanna Lumley bridechoicedracula Change image and share on social
There was a strange atmosphere on the set because we were filming in this large house, which was used for troubled children. You'd go in and find walls had been burnt down. The building was charged with this history and it stayed with us throughout the filming. Beatrice Dalle atmospherebuildburn share on social
'Operation Ajax' presents history in an entirely new way. It takes a true story and uses cutting-edge technology, never before used in this way, to bring it to spectacular life. Stephen Kinzer ajaxbringcut Change image and share on social
Turkey and Brazil, though half a world apart geographically, have much in common. Both are large countries that spent long years under military dominance, but have broken with that history and made decisive steps towards full democracy. Stephen Kinzer brazilbreakcommon share on social
If history starts as a guest list, it has a tendency to end like the memory of a drunken party: misheard, blurred, fragmentary. Sarah Churchwell blurdrunkenend Change image and share on social
Physics has a history of synthesizing many phenomena into a few theories. Richard P. Feynman historyphenomenonphysic Change image and share on social
