If I do something that depresses, it's not because I'm depressed, but because political life and history is depressing. Anselm Kiefer depresshistorylife Change image and share on social
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: 'President Can't Swim.' Lyndon B. Johnson afternoonheadlinemorning 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
We are still living in the aftershock of Hiroshima, people are still the scars of history. Edward Bond aftershockhiroshimahistory Change image and share on social
History buffs expect historical background in historical fiction. Mystery readers expect forensics and police procedure in crime fiction. Westerns - gasp - describe the West. Techno-thriller readers expect to learn something about technology from their fiction. Edward M. Lerner backgroundbuffcrime share on social
Before I went to New Orleans, I was a little scared of New Orleans. I don't know why. I had only been there a few times. Something about it made me feel nervous, knowing a bit about the history. Harold Perrineau bitefeelhistory Change image and share on social
All history, and most especially the history of the 20th century, argues against placing ideas in the saddle and allowing them to ride mankind. Too often, they end up riding individual men and women into mass graves. Terry Teachout 20thallowargue share on social
I almost fainted. There was no family history. I had been eating a vegetarian diet and I exercised. Rue McClanahan dieteatexercise Change image and share on social
World War II is the greatest drama in human history, the biggest war ever and a true battle of good and evil. I imagine writers will continue to get stories from it, and readers will continue to love them, for many more years. Ken Follett battlebigcontinue share on social
