Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and trophies gathered from afar. George Eliot afarancestralcity Change image and share on social
The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society. Irving R. Kaufman ammunitionarmorcloak Change image and share on social
I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture. Dalai Lama chinachinesecivilization Change image and share on social
Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen as heading toward catastrophe. Susan Sontag catastrophechangehead Change image and share on social
History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion. Thomas Carlyle greathistorymajority Change image and share on social
Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster. George Papandreou coasterdrachmagreece Change image and share on social
All history, and most especially the history of the 20th century, argues against placing ideas in the saddle and allowing them to ride mankind. Too often, they end up riding individual men and women into mass graves. Terry Teachout 20thallowargue share on social
My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher. David Soul fatherfollowfootstep Change image and share on social
In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been closely associated. John McCarthy closelydesirehistory Change image and share on social
It does not matter how much we donate; it matters whether the donation is meaningful. How to define meaningful? Let society and history judge. Ronnie Chan definedonatedonation Change image and share on social
