The history of art is the history of revivals. Samuel Butler arthistoryrevival Change image and share on social
I think history is collective memories. In writing, I'm using my own memory, and I'm using my collective memory. Haruki Murakami collectivehistorymemory Change image and share on social
People always want to be on the right side of history; it is a lot easier to say, 'What an atrocity that was' then it is to say, 'What an atrocity this is.' Natasha Trethewey atrocityeasyhistory Change image and share on social
The Iraqi Free Press, which did not exist 18 months ago because there was no such thing as the Iraqi Free Press, broke a story about the U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal, which could potentially turn out to be the largest scandal in history. Chris Chocola agobreakexist share on social
Not all of E. Nesbit's children's books are fantasies, but even the most realistic somehow seem magical. In her holiday world, nobody ever goes to school, though all the kids know their English history, Greek myths, and classic tales of derring-do. Michael Dirda bookchildclassic share on social
With so many forty- and fifty something mums and dads in Converse stalking the streets, I can see why there's a slew of books about the menopause and middle age, the most recent addition being David Bainbridge's plucky, glass-half-full meditation or, as he calls it, 'natural history.' Rachel Johnson additionagebainbridge share on social
A phoenix, Beirut seems to always pull itself out its ashes, reinvents itself, has been conquered numerous times in its 7,000-year history, yet it survives by both becoming whatever its conquerors wished it to be and retaining its idiosyncratic persona. Rabih Alameddine 000ashebeirut share on social
I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice. If my family and my country didn't have this history, I might be a professor somewhere today. George Papandreou countrydictatorshipfamily share on social
In Peter Ackroyd's book 'London: The Biography,' he describes the route of the medieval wall that enclosed the original city. Take the book and follow it from the Tower of London via the Barbican to Ludgate Hill. You experience the real history of London. Peter Capaldi ackroydbarbicanbiography share on social
It's not often as an actor you get to be involved with a project that seems to be on the right side of history. Justin Bartha actorhistoryinvolve Change image and share on social