They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them. Douglas MacArthur baydiefilthy Change image and share on social
Temptation is as old as time; or at least, the history of temptation extends as far back as the moment Eve gave Adam that serpent's apple. But what sets the lady apart from the tramp is the ability to acknowledge she needs to clean up her act - and then, of course, the fact that she actually does clean up her act. Derek Blasberg abilityacknowledgeact share on social
Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at night, for much of history, was a very dark place indeed. Bill Bryson 18thamountcentury share on social
When I had photographed Prince William's mother, I brought along a CD of Dalida, a French singer, that we played on set all day to relax everyone. I decided to do the same thing for Catherine and William. The contrast of the contemporary informal music playing in the beautiful rooms with so much history caused a lot of laughter. Mario Testino beautifulbringcatherine share on social
It's a common part of the narrative of the history of Christianity that it was 'real' religion that involved real spirituality and real faith, and that's why it's completely superseded the more pagan polytheistic practices. Ann Leckie christianitycommoncompletely share on social
He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones. A. J. P. Taylor dangeroushistorylearn Change image and share on social
You have reckoned that history ought to judge the past and to instruct the contemporary world as to the future. The present attempt does not yield to that high office. It will merely tell how it really was. Leopold Von Ranke attemptcontemporaryfuture share on social
To write history is so difficult that most historians are forced to make concessions to the technique of legende. Erich Auerbach concessiondifficultforce Change image and share on social
All history is incomprehensible without Christ. Ernest Renan christhistoryincomprehensible Change image and share on social
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there. George Santayana eventhappenhistory Change image and share on social