I walked out of Spielberg's 'Lincoln' having such a thirst for more. It used such a microscopic albeit enormous event in American history. It used such a small piece of his presidency to illustrate him as a president through the lens of that event. Jesse Johnson albeitamericanenormous share on social
Kids automatically teach each other how to use technology, but they're not going to teach each other about the history of democracy, or the importance of taking their voices into the public sphere to create social change. Howard Rheingold automaticallychangecreate share on social
History laughs at both the victim and the aggressor. Mahmoud Darwish aggressorhistorylaugh Change image and share on social
When it went on the air, the sales department hated it. It was the highest advertising pullout show in the history of NBC. At the early focus groups, people were saying, 'Who are these people? Why should we watch them? Dick Wolf advertiseairdepartment share on social
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little. Franklin D. Roosevelt abundanceaddprogress Change image and share on social
In the 'Garnethill' trilogy, people always forget that Maureen O'Donnell's dad was a journalist and she did art history at uni and her brother did law, but no-one ever thinks they're middle-class - they're just working class because they speak with accents. Denise Mina accentartbrother share on social
I don't know much about my family history except that my father had straight black hair and his ancestors probably came from India. Trevor McDonald ancestorblackfamily Change image and share on social
When you write a two thousand page history of the Second World War, the deportations and the concentration camps will take up five pages, and the gas chambers perhaps 20 lines. Jean-Marie Le Pen campchamberconcentration Change image and share on social
I spend much more time looking at art history and at different references to art than I do at actual objects. Jeff Koons actualarthistory Change image and share on social
When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing. Jack Kevorkian backdiehistory Change image and share on social
