Emerson was the chief figure in the American transcendental movement, a fact that complicates all accounts of him in literary or cultural history. Howard Mumford Jones accountamericanchief Change image and share on social
The Offshore Wind Energy Act could be not only a jobs creator, but also a history maker. Martin O'Malley actcreatorenergy Change image and share on social
Boston is the cream of the crop of the marathon world. It has such history that you feel such honor just being a part of it. All the other races have pacers to get you to a Boston qualifying time. Summer Sanders bostoncreamcrop Change image and share on social
In the history of mankind there are recorded two great Inversions. The first, set forth by the Nazarene to the effect that love is a greater power and more real than vengeance. The second proclaimed the earth to be a sphere revolving in its course around the sun. These affirmations were made in the face of all evidence sacred to the contrary. Louis Sullivan affirmationcontraryearth share on social
But poetry is a way of language, it is not its subject or its maker's background or interests or hobbies or fixations. It is nearer to utterance than history. Thomas Lynch backgroundfixationhistory Change image and share on social
As the writer of a pseudonymous book, I gave up my own accumulated history as a novelist and became what I had been as a child: unnamed, unidentified, unacknowledged. Invisible. In a very real sense, what I hope for in the process of imagining a book is to disappear. Susan Shreve accumulatebookchild share on social
At first I wanted to go to university, but I really didn't dare to. I was too self-conscious, being a working-class kid. It was really difficult. I was going to study history, but the professor asked me some questions I didn't understand, and I didn't dare to ask what they meant. I left university and went to work in the Post. Per Petterson askclassconscious share on social
A feeling for history is almost an essential for writing and appreciating good science fiction, for sensing the connections between the past and future that run through our present. Pamela Sargent appreciateconnectionessential Change image and share on social
I don't see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think we've been mistreated throughout history in different countries, including America. I admire women. Salma Hayek admireamericaangry share on social
When you read about the real history of where feminism comes from, it came from a very political point of view. I don't believe in bringing any politics to an idea like feminism. I love the idea that women should be celebrated, but I also believe men should be, too. We need both - yin and yang. Michelle Phan bringcelebratefeminism share on social