Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do. Paul Simon breakexpecthard Change image and share on social
Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years. Gavin Bryars bridgeflowhistory Change image and share on social
Older people may have always existed throughout history, but they were rare. S. Jay Olshansky existhistoryold Change image and share on social
Indeed, one of the most successful and influential religious organizations in history, the Society of Jesus, was consciously modeled along military lines by its founder, Ignatius Loyola. Robert Shea consciouslyfounderhistory Change image and share on social
Gay writers now have both a sense of history and the fables that allows them to dwell in the realms of the ridiculous and at the same time talk seriously about things. Tony Kushner dwellfablegay Change image and share on social
We take it for granted sometimes that certain parts of our history are told, and we take it for granted that we know all that stuff, and we move forward along on that basis, but there are also massive gaps, and we have to try to address them. Chiwetel Ejiofor addressbasisforward share on social
The illusion is that most of my work is simply about past events: a point in history and nothing else. Kara Walker eventhistoryillusion Change image and share on social
We have such a long, familiar history with Peter Falk. The minute his mug is on that screen people smile. Paul Reiser falkfamiliarhistory Change image and share on social
Looking back, I realize my favorite stories weren't in books, they were in comics. On top of being a history enthusiast, my father was also a comics fan, and he kept his stash in the top drawer of his dresser, in easy reach of a kid making a beeline to the bathroom. Jeff Kinney backbathroombeeline share on social
They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear. G. Gordon Liddy afraiddeathdefeat Change image and share on social
