The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle. Eric Hoffer badgamehead Change image and share on social
Too much detail can bog down any story. Enough with the history of gunpowder, the geology of Hawaii, the processes of whaling, and cactus and tumbleweed. Edward M. Lerner bogcactusdetail Change image and share on social
There's never been a culture without poetry in the history of the world. Edward Hirsch culturehistorypoetry Change image and share on social
A year is an eternity in politics - though less than a moment in history. Eliot Spitzer eternityhistorymoment Change image and share on social
History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood. Eldridge Cleaver bloodgravehistory Change image and share on social
The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout modern history, gays had thought of themselves as something like a mental illness or maybe a sin or a crime. Gay liberation allowed us to make the leap to being a 'minority group,' which made life much easier. Edmund White allowcrimeeasy share on social
The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man's right to his body, or woman's right to her soul. Emma Goldman blackbloodbody Change image and share on social
The 2012 payout will be the lowest in our history: well below 50 percent. Ennio Doris historylowpayout Change image and share on social
Keeping books on social aid is capitalistic nonsense. I just use the money for the poor. I can't stop to count it. Evita Peron aidbookcapitalistic Change image and share on social