Historians will tell you that they deal with fact and empirical evidence. But that doesn't really help me understand a person. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes deal empirical evidence
You can play Mozart all you want and pretend that it gives you class, but what is class, you know? Class is a bus driver on the M103 who gets off the bus to help somebody on board even though he's tired, he's exhausted, and he's two months behind on his mortgage. That's real class. James McBride boardbusclass share on social
My mother tried her best to give us a sense of self-esteem. James McBride esteemgivemother Change image and share on social
I grew up in a house with a lot of kids, brothers and sisters. So I don't mind a lot of talking, yelling, playing. I can tune most of that out. James McBride brothergrowhouse Change image and share on social
Morality arose largely as an empirical defence of the individual and society. Ever since intelligent beings began to be in contact, and consequently in friction, they have felt the need to guard themselves against each other's encroachments. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin arisebeginbeing share on social
The historical novelist has to consider what has actually happened, while the SF writer is dealing in possibilities, but they are both in the business of imagining a world unlike our own and yet connected to it. Pamela Sargent businessconnectdeal share on social
But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever. J. Philippe Rushton contributiondifferenceestablish Change image and share on social