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
History creates comprehensibility primarily by arranging facts meaningfully and only in a very limited sense by establishing strict causal connections. Johan Huizinga arrangecausalcomprehensibility Change image and share on social
The facts tell us that no religious Faith releases - or ever has released at any moment in History - a higher degree of warmth, a more intense dynamism of unification than the Christianity of our own day - and the more Catholic it is, the truer my words. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin catholicchristianityday share on social
I was attending the University of Alberta. I was going to be a high school teacher, like my parents. I failed - no, I didn't fail a class, I just barely passed. I really didn't try. It was Canadian history, through the plays of the time. My God, those were boring plays. Nathan Fillion albertaattendbarely share on social
At university, I said to a girl, 'Before I met you all I could think about was history; now, all I can think about is you'. I thought that was the sort of thing you had to say. Joe Thomas girlhistorymeet Change image and share on social
Dates and periods are of interest only to the student of musical history. Peter Warlock datehistoryinterest Change image and share on social
The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it's Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women's rights or, now, gay rights, I think there is an almost-inevitable march toward greater civil liberties. James McGreevey americanarccivil share on social
It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema. Conrad Hall cinemacolleaguegrasp Change image and share on social
If you look back at the history of creativity in clothes - the French Revolution, the First World War and the Second World War - they have all been creative reinventions, the moment new forms of luxury come into play. Christian Lacroix backclothecreative share on social
