Politicians are often tempted to deploy history as a weapon against each other. Antony Beevor deployhistorypolitician Change image and share on social
I feel slightly uneasy at the way historians are consulted as if history is going to repeat itself. It never does. Antony Beevor consultfeelhistorian Change image and share on social
When I began writing that I was able and did travel and met some fascinating people and also uncovered some history, which has not been discovered before. Arthur Hailey begindiscoverfascinate Change image and share on social
For most of the history of our species we were helpless to understand how nature works. We took every storm, drought, illness and comet personally. We created myths and spirits in an attempt to explain the patterns of nature. Ann Druyan attemptcometcreate 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
For something that's supposed to be secret, there is a lot of intelligence history. Every time I read one book, two more are published. Alan Furst bookhistoryintelligence 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
Palmares Tres is a society born out of a distinct, idiosyncratic utopian vision formed in the midst of an apocalypse. I would say the residents of Palmares Tres respect the strength of that history and their remarkable ability to rise from the ashes of the old world. Alaya Dawn Johnson abilityapocalypseashe share on social
There were lots of smart black people at Harvard before Barack Obama, but none of them ever got to head up the law review. There has been a history of discrimination. Andrew Young barackblackdiscrimination Change image and share on social
The most widely criticised singers in the history of opera, Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, happen also to be the best singers. I am honoured for being part of their group. Andrea Bocelli callacorellicriticise Change image and share on social