We are living in one of those rare moments in history when things may come apart and be put back together again in ways that will determine the future for decades or more, despite the endless innovations of technology. Robert Darnton backdecadedetermine share on social
When you tell people you're in history, they give you this pained expression because that was the course they hated in high school. But history can be exciting, intellectually rigorous, and fun. Robert Darnton excitexpressionfun Change image and share on social
We have to find our own purposes in life, which are not derived directly from our scientific history. Richard Dawkins derivedirectlyfind Change image and share on social
Never in the history of 'The Shield' was the word 'LAPD' ever mentioned. We would mention districts, like Wilshire and Hollenbeck and Marina, but Farmington was a fictitious district, and we never actually uttered the word 'LAPD.' So that was sort of the deal we made with them. Kurt Sutter dealdistrictfarmington share on social
Common sense and history tell you that rewarding illegal behavior will only encourage more of it. Ric Keller behaviorcommonencourage Change image and share on social
We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free. Jim DeMint conflictdecadedemocratic Change image and share on social
In fiction, there happens to be a long history of creative engagement with marginality, with the very human components of society that others don't want to think about, from writers such as Dostoyevsky, Baudelaire, and Rimbaud to Genet and Sarrazin and right on up to Norman Mailer. Rachel Kushner baudelairecomponentcreative share on social
Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history. Rachel Kushner anymoredangerouseventually Change image and share on social
History asks us to imagine ourselves in a period, but it's a very different situation when you're in that period and faced with those situations. Philip Kerr askfacehistory Change image and share on social
In a network situation, a vice president, while he's shaving, can decide your history. Phil Donahue decidehistorynetwork Change image and share on social
