I didn't really get any rigorous background in film history. Joshua Oppenheimer backgroundfilmhistory Change image and share on social
I will do everything in my power to ensure that our United Nations can live up to its name, and be truly united; so that we can live up to the hopes that so many people around the world place in this institution, which is unique in the annals of human history. Ban Ki-moon annalensurehistory share on social
You know Manchester is always a bit of a hard place for people coming from London, just with all the history. Manchester has this immensely huge and healthy history musically. Graham Coxon bitecomehard Change image and share on social
I see myself as, first and above all, a teacher of history; next, a writer of European history; next, a commentator on European affairs; next, a public intellectual voice within the American left; and only then an occasional, opportunistic participant in the pained American discussion of the Jewish matter. Tony Judt affairamericancommentator 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
The greatest concubines in history knew that everything revealed with nothing concealed is a bore. Geoffrey Beene bearconcealconcubine Change image and share on social
There remains, however, the hope, at least in Russia, that, as sometimes happens in history, the memory of lost alternatives will one day inspire efforts to regain them. Stephen Cohen alternativedayeffort Change image and share on social
Information and inspiration are everywhere... history, art, architecture, everything an illustrator needs. Europe is, after all, the land that has generated most of the enduring myths and legends of Western culture. John Howe architectureartculture share on social
History is a facsimile of events held together by finally biographical information. Robert Smithson biographicaleventfacsimile Change image and share on social
One of the greatest live recordings, I think, in the history of the world is Ray Charles in Atlanta... And they didn't even have a big mobile recording thing set up. The word on the street was they only had like two microphones, one for the band and one for him. Perfect recordings. I think it's mono. Robbie Robertson atlantabandbig share on social