A poem I write is not just about me; it is about national identity, not just regional but national, the history of people in relation to other people. I reach for these outward stories to make sense of my own life, and how my story intersects with a larger public history. Natasha Trethewey historyidentityintersect share on social
Early on, I said to myself that I would like to write a kind of moral and spiritual history of a place. It sounds a little pretentious, I know. But that's really what I set for myself. Horton Foote earlyhistorykind Change image and share on social
History has always been a series of pendulum swings, but the individual doesn't have to get caught in that. Robert Johnson catchhistoryindividual Change image and share on social
History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history. Clarence Darrow historyrepeatthing Change image and share on social
History shows you don't know what the future brings. Rick Wagoner bringfuturehistory Change image and share on social
We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history. Sonia Johnson changedeterminedifference Change image and share on social
I can't change history, I don't want to change history. I can only change the future. I'm working on that. Boris Becker changefuturehistory Change image and share on social
The success of 'Rome' was in making the history accessible and giving viewers everyman characters through which they can connect to historical figures. It stops the story from being too remote. Tobias Menzies accessiblecharacterconnect Change image and share on social
One of the things that has really hit home for me is that the world is how we decide it is going to be. Very few things just happen. They grow out of history, and they grow out of the present, and the more we can get a sense of how our actions lead into other actions in the future, hopefully we'll learn to make better decisions. Deborah Ellis actiondecidedecision share on social
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong. John Acton compensationhistorypenalty Change image and share on social