I'm not a chauvinist. I'm a universalist. I think that God imploded, like a spiritual big bang, to launch the eight civilizations that make up recorded history and the religions in those civilizations. Huston Smith bangbigchauvinist share on social
No one in human history has given as much thought to the interweaving of altered states of consciousness and religion as I have. Huston Smith alterconsciousnesshistory Change image and share on social
The 21st century is going to be the American century. Because we lead not only by the example of our power, but by the power of our example. That is the history of the journey of America. Joe Biden 21stamericaamerican Change image and share on social
If the only time you think of me as a scientist is during Black History Month, then I must not be doing my job as a scientist. Neil deGrasse Tyson blackhistoryjob Change image and share on social
Who I am as an architect and the history of my work - that's clear to anybody who hires me. But I come in literally with nothing in my brain about what the building will look like. Thom Mayne architectbrainbuild Change image and share on social
In Paris, there has to be a presence. History becomes the most interesting when it's compared to the present. I mean there's a whole group of people that want to build new buildings that look like old buildings. Thom Mayne buildbuildingcompare share on social
Let this be our time in history so that someday we can tell our children and grandchildren that we were there, that we changed the course of history for the better. Scott Walker changechildgrandchild Change image and share on social
The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system is in crisis. Ben Bernanke crisiseconomicfinancial Change image and share on social
So often, we don't realize that the very moments in which we live become our history, our story. Deborah Wiles historylivemoment Change image and share on social
Complex astronomical instruments like the Antikythera Mechanism and the Nebra Sky Disk were made by Pagans. Our Pagan intellectual heritage includes poets and scientists and literary intellectuals of every kind, especially including those who wrote some of the most important and influential books in all of Western history. Brendan Myers antikytheraastronomicalbook share on social