We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history. Daisaku Ikeda directforcehistorical Change image and share on social
I'd like to write a history, maybe of the Reformation. Jane Haddam historyreformationwrite Change image and share on social
What is history but a fable agreed upon? Napoleon Bonaparte agreefablehistory Change image and share on social
In the history of the world, all five mass extinctions have been accompanied by massive climate change, so we are facing an incredibly serious threat. In fact, we are technically in the sixth mass extinction right now, and it is the first mass extinction being attributed to humans. Cameron Russell accompanyattributechange share on social
Fiction is a very powerful tool for teaching history. The Philippines was the first Iraq, the first Vietnam, the first Afghanistan, in the sense that it was the United States' initial or baptismal experience in nation-building. Miguel Syjuco afghanistanbaptismalbuild share on social
I love reading. I'm very much into history, novels, biographies and I have a wide range of thrillers. Bruno Tonioli biographyhistorylove Change image and share on social
In most organizations, change comes in only two flavors: trivial and traumatic. Review the history of the average organization and you'll discover long periods of incremental fiddling punctuated by occasional bouts of frantic, crisis-driven change. Gary Hamel averageboutchange share on social
I think that I altered history in 'Elizabeth,' and I interpreted history far more than Danny Boyle or Richard Attenborough did to 'Slumdog Millionaire' or 'Gandhi.' They took Indian novels or Indian characters and very much stayed within the Indian diaspora. Shekhar Kapur alterattenboroughboyle share on social
Without history we are the prisoners of the accident of where and when we were born. Donald Kagan accidentbearhistory Change image and share on social
I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction. Richard M. Nixon changecontroldestiny Change image and share on social