Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery. Albert Camus acknowledgealleviationencounter Change image and share on social
I am probably the biggest equity investor in the history of modern Russia. Alexander Lebedev bigequityhistory Change image and share on social
When you go back and look at American history, it's not terribly different from Canadian history. If you weren't self-reliant on the prairie, you wouldn't survive. Alan Greenspan americanbackcanadian Change image and share on social
The trajectory of a lot of black lives in the 20th century was people moving into cities. A lot of the issue with modern urban fantasy is that it's un-diverse, and that's crazy with what we know the history of cities here to be. Alaya Dawn Johnson 20thblackcentury share on social
Strangers are exciting, their mystery never ends. But, there's nothing like looking at your own history in the faces of your friends. Ani DiFranco endexcitface Change image and share on social
The uniqueness of the United States in human history is the United States is the first global power in human history which emerged far away from Africa or Asia, which is the main land of human history. Ahmet Davutoglu africaasiaemerge share on social
By now, it seems as if everyone has already read Thomas L. Friedman's 'The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century.' It changed the way we think about global business, competitiveness and the implication for far-flung economies, governments, education and more. Andrew Ross Sorkin businesscenturychange share on social
That President Mohammad Khatami's policies have been blocked is the bitterest incident in the contemporary Iranian history. This means that the wishes of millions of people who voted for Khatami and called for freedom and justice have been ignored... Why should cultural activities and journalism be so risky in Iran? Abdolkarim Soroush activitybittereblock share on social
The first time I played a killer, in the 1997 film 'Mojo,' I went to my local video shop and got out a video of real executions and a history of the Third Reich. The guy in the shop was giving me a look. I thought this would help, but I don't think it made any difference, and I don't want to see any more executions. Aidan Gillen differenceexecutionfilm share on social
Culinary tradition is not always based on fact. Sometimes it's based on history, on habits that come out of a time when kitchens were fueled by charcoal. Alton Brown basecharcoalculinary Change image and share on social