The haunting of history is ever present in Barcelona. I see cities as organisms, as living creatures. To me, Madrid is a man and Barcelona is a woman. And it's a woman who's extremely vain. Carlos Ruiz Zafon barcelonacitycreature Change image and share on social
I'm a firm believer that no matter how small an object is, you can find interesting things out about it and its history. Henry Petroski believerfindfirm Change image and share on social
For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats. Harry Browne americanenjoyforeign Change image and share on social
Prior to an individual's encounter with the love of God at a particular time in history, however, there has to be another, more fundamental and archetypal encounter, which belongs to the conditions of possibility of the appearance of divine love to man. Hans Urs von Balthasar appearancearchetypalbelong share on social
China's own recent history proves that when it opens itself, there is nothing its people cannot accomplish. A more open China will lead to a more prosperous and stable China. That's good for China, the United States and, indeed, the entire world. Gary Locke accomplishchinaentire share on social
When reality television really hit, I just had a backlash towards reality. It seemed like a cheap way to make a product. And then when music reality and 'Idol hit,' I just didn't watch it, it seemed novelty. And of course the story of 'Idol,' this is one of the greatest stories in television history. Carson Daly backlashcheapgreat share on social
The Fiesta Tour McDonald's exhibit is a one-of-a-kind compilation of items and great moments in Latin music history. Every item has a unique story, including the outfit which I wore during the 2008 Premios Juventud awards. Thalia awardcompilationexhibit share on social
I've always been fascinated by the Norsemen, their lives, history and cosmology. The more we study them the more interesting they become... breaking their own stereotypes. We usually think of them as barbarians, but there were aspects to their society that shows a tremendous level of civilization, sophistication and social advance. Tracy Hickman advanceaspectbarbarian share on social
What you see is that the most outstanding feature of life's history is a constant domination by bacteria. Stephen Jay Gould bacteriumconstantdomination Change image and share on social
Probably the TV show I've watched the most is 'How It's Made' on the History Channel. I could watch 24 hours of 'How It's Made' and never get bored. Shane Carruth borechannelhave Change image and share on social