We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam conquercultureenforce Change image and share on social
'The Man in the High Castle' was not the first alternative history novel, nor even the first Nazis-win-the-war novel, but it is still probably the most influential book in the genre. Adrian McKinty alternativebookcastle Change image and share on social
History will dictate what my legacy is. And 'maverick' is fine, because I am. Al Davis dictatefinehistory Change image and share on social
Pope Paul III was the greatest thief in the history of the church. Peter O'Toole churchgreathistory Change image and share on social
Every frame of a Coen brothers movie is filled with history and meaning, and the deeper you go, the deeper you get. That's why their movies stand up particularly well to repeated viewing and investigation. Oscar Isaac brothercoendeep share on social
Multiculturalism may well be our saviour, wresting us out from the straitjacket of our history, thrusting the old continent into an environment where other ethnicities, less cynical and more positive, will play a big role in its future. Loretta Napoleoni bigcontinentcynical share on social
Everything must be recaptured and relocated in the general framework of history, so that despite the difficulties, the fundamental paradoxes and contradictions, we may respect the unity of history which is also the unity of life. Fernand Braudel contradictiondifficultyframework share on social
Until the company believes in itself, AOL didn't have its own space and identity in the marketplace. The opportunity is to get out from under the negative history and figure out the value AOL offers for consumers and for publishers and advertisers. Tim Armstrong advertiseraolbelieve share on social
When I was 16, I was in Boston and some friends said, 'You want to go to New York?,' I went with my roommate... These guys said, 'We're going to this club. Just don't go in the washroom.' It was CBGB. I had no idea what it was or the history of all the music. All I knew was this was my first 21-and-over club and I managed to get in! Stana Katic bostoncbgbclub share on social
It is, I claim, nonsense to say that it does not matter which individual man acted as the nucleus for the change. It is precisely this that makes history unpredictable into the future. Gregory Bateson actchangeclaim Change image and share on social