History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats. B. C. Forbes defeatdemonstratediscourage Change image and share on social
The history of Hawaii may be seen as a story of arrivals. Susanna Moore arrivalhawaiihistory Change image and share on social
A generation without history is a generation that not only loses a nation's memory but loses a sense of what it's like to be inside a human skin. Simon Schama generationhistoryhuman Change image and share on social
What we're looking for at my school is intellectuals. People who want to talk about the art and be knowledgeable about it. People who want to know the history. Not everybody needs to be performing. Savion Glover arthistoryintellectual Change image and share on social
I think politics can no longer be assigned to parliamentary activity and it probably never could be. But politics with a small p and the history of trade union movement really interests me. Saffron Burrows activityassignhistory Change image and share on social
Anybody who comes to the cinema is bringing they're whole sexual history, their literary history, their movie literacy, their culture, their language, their religion, whatever they've got. I can't possibly manipulate all of that, nor do I want to. David Cronenberg bringcinemaculture share on social
Knowing more about family history is the single biggest predictor of a child's emotional well-being. Grandparents can play a special role in this process, too. Bruce Feiler bigchildemotional Change image and share on social
I was thinking of writing a little foreword saying that history is, after all, based on people's recollections, which change with time. Frederik Pohl basechangeforeword Change image and share on social
At some time in their careers, most good historians itch to write a history of the world, endeavor to discover what makes humanity the most destructive and creative of species. Paul Johnson careercreativedestructive Change image and share on social
In a way, the history of jazz's development is a small mirror of classical music's development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form. Mike Figgis centuryclassicalcycle share on social