Evil is such a simplistic way to describe any character, be it Iago or Caliban, or any character from history. Denis O'Hare calibancharacterdescribe Change image and share on social
I think I've achieved some good things; doing the first genome in history - my team on that was phenomenal and all the things they pulled together; writing the first genome with a synthetic cell; my teams at the Venter Institute, Human Longevity, and before that Celera. Craig Venter achieveceleracell share on social
Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the best managers in football history. Tim Howard alexfergusonfootball Change image and share on social
Since the middle of the 20th century, more has been learnt about the ocean than during all preceding human history; at the same time, more has been lost. Sylvia Earle 20thcenturyhistory Change image and share on social
Religion is the best antidote to the individualism of the consumer age. The idea that society can do without it flies in the face of history and, now, evolutionary biology. Jonathan Sacks ageantidotebiology Change image and share on social
Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment. Haile Selassie godgreathistory Change image and share on social
I think I regard any history in quotes, because just like science, we're constantly revising science, we're constantly revising history. There's no question that various victors throughout history have flat out lied about certain events or written themselves into things, and then you come along and you find out that this disproves that. David S. Goyer constantlydisproveevent share on social
The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do. D. H. Lawrence alexanderamericacolumbus share on social
The interesting thing about Cleopatra is that she is such a shape-shifter. I mean through history we've all molded her to our times and our places. So there's room for a movie for her, but I don't think it will hew to the book. Stacy Schiff bookcleopatrahave share on social
We've built the largest empire in the history of the world. It's been done over the last 50 years since World War II with very little military might, actually. It's only in rare instances like Iraq where the military comes in as a last resort. John Perkins buildempirehave share on social