History proves that most writers get forgotten anyway. That's very likely to happen to my books, and if I'm extremely lucky, maybe one of my books will survive. Michel Faber bookextremelyforget Change image and share on social
I once read that there are more biographical works about Napoleon Bonaparte than any other man in history. Michael Dirda biographicalbonapartehistory Change image and share on social
The history of science has been one long series of violent brainstorms, as successive generations have come to terms with increasing levels of queerness in the universe. Richard Dawkins brainstormgenerationhistory Change image and share on social
Not unlike our country's history, my personal history was founded upon an unfortunate history of racial conflict between black and white. Jidenna blackconflictcountry Change image and share on social
The talk-box thing that T-Pain does is something new and different for this generation because they don't know about Zapp or Teddy Riley. I think he's creative and has made the talk-box his own in the hip-hop world, but if these young ones studied their musical history, they'd know that. Keith Sweat boxcreativegeneration share on social
Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous. Barbara Ehrenreich cleverfavorhistory Change image and share on social
The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory of the past. Jean Henri Fabre commonhistorymemory Change image and share on social
I'm from a very violent city. I'm from New Orleans, Louisiana, and it's good to see me be able to express my art, have a good opportunity for my life, make history and say something, without being violent. Jason Mitchell artcityexpress share on social
The reality of life in Northern Ireland is that if you were Protestant, you learned British history, and if you were Catholic, you learned Irish history in school. James Nesbitt britishcatholichistory Change image and share on social
In every election in American history both parties have their cliches. The party that has the cliches that ring true wins. Newt Gingrich americanclicheelection Change image and share on social