I always thought of Djibouti as a place where human history hasn't really begun yet - or perhaps it's already over. There's something in the landscape that's stronger than human civilisation. There's no agriculture, for example, and there are live volcanoes. Claire Denis agriculturebegincivilisation share on social
History, like journalism, is ever a journey outwards, and you must report back what you find and no more. Richard Flanagan backfindhistory Change image and share on social
The study of history reveals that human progress has not been continuous and regular, but intermittent and spasmodic, often depending upon apparently accidental causes. It is difficult to get a cross-section view of society at any given stage. Charles A. Beard accidentalapparentlycontinuous share on social
I became a student of the history of religion. I am fascinated by how religions often center on mystical experience, and in the Old Testament tradition you find flames, the burning bush. Barbara Ehrenreich burnbushcenter Change image and share on social
History is rich with adventurous men, long on charisma, with a highly developed instinct for their own interests, who have pursued personal power - bypassing parliaments and constitutions, distributing favours to their minions, and conflating their own desires with the interests of the community. Umberto Eco adventurousbypasscharisma share on social
The Muslim Brotherhood has decades of violent history covertly operating in the United States and is recognized by experts as having 100 times more active members than Al-Qaeda. Trent Franks activebrotherhoodcovertly Change image and share on social
I'm coaching 'swing at this, don't swing at that,' and in the middle of it, a kid looks at me and says, 'Coach, I think I'm going to fail history.' Or maybe their girlfriend just dumped them. These are kids, and once I embraced that, this became a lot more fun. Tony Gwynn coachdumpembrace share on social
I think... the history of civilization is an attempt to codify, classify and categorize aspects of human nature that hardly lend themselves to that process. Tom Stoppard aspectattemptcategorize Change image and share on social
Going through college a Red Sox fan and knowing the history behind everything that was going on back in the '80s and finally getting a chance to win a World Series for this great city and bringing it back after 86 years, it was truly special, and it's one of the highlights that I'll remember for a long time. Tim Wakefield 80sbackbring share on social
History, a distillation of rumour. Thomas Carlyle distillationhistoryrumour Change image and share on social