Famous Quotes & Sayings

A. J. P. Taylor

All other forms of history - economic history, social history, psychological history, above all sociology - seem to me history with the history left out.

A. J. P. Taylor

History is not a catalogue but...a convincing version of events.

A. N. Wilson

History does not eliminate grievances. It lays them down like landmines.

A. S. Byatt

Novels arise out of the shortcomings of History.

Abbie Hoffman

A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station.

Abbie Hoffman

The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.

Adrian Rogers

A mans religion will rise no higher than his concept of God.

Ada Louise Huxtable

Every generation tailors history to its taste.

Today's surprise is not enough to warrant a substantially higher valuation.

Treasuries are going to seek higher yields over the next weeks. The labor market looks quite healthy.

You know what's interesting? There is a much higher percentage of African-Americans at the speed positions than there is in society as a whole. I wonder if that's genetic, or mostly genetic.

Jose Sosa

When I saw Brendan come over the hill in first place, I thought the two other runners who had been with him went the wrong way or something. He was all alone.

River Viiperi

When I first came to New York, I was so bored. My friends were like, 'Do a blog. It's the hip thing to do for male models.'

When I hit the big fish, I started shaking.

An hour or two spent in writing from dictation, another hour or two in reading aloud, a little geography and a little history and a little physics made the day pass busily.

We can be very proud. There aren't many times you can set history like that.

We have a fiber-optic line outside our hospital, but we're told we need to hire an IT person to 'manage the line' -- another expense.

We didn't even try to hit the holes. With a slow pitch, you've got all the time in the world to hit a hole.

Sergei Ivanov

We have a history of knowing what Afghanistan is.

We have a history of accretive transactions that have significantly benefited shareholders.

We have bionic legs right here. These are very high tech.

Jan Morris

We're working on understanding what the words mean and the history of it as well because it's such a huge part of American history and our culture. If we don't preserve our culture, who will?

Robert Zoellick

My true love is history, but I didn't know how I could make a living at it.

Octavio Paz

Man, it seems to me, is not in history: he is history.

Megan Fox

Having an infant is difficult. It's a lot of work, and I didn't hire any help because I overestimated my own abilities.

Philip Roth

History ... is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.

We've insulated ourselves from higher oil prices, but we're not immune to them.

The whole order of nature evinces a progressive march towards a higher life.

Donna Summer

And I mean, I'm established. So I'm not worried about having a hit at this point in my career.

With steady supplies and high inventories, at some point prices are going to have to retreat.

Within this cave, there is an inexhaustible treasure. Within this cave, the Invisible and Infinite Lord abides. He Himself is hidden, and He Himself is revealed.

We have made history here today. We will not stop until we are satisfied.

Susan Mann

When you are obese, you are at a higher risk for diabetes.