Historical – Quotes

I’m a huge historical

I’m a huge historical fiction and non-fiction fan. Gale Anne Hurd

What if all those strange and unexplainable bends in history were the result of supernatural interference? At which point I asked myself, what’s the weirdest most eccentric historical phenomenon of them all? Answer:the Great British Empire. Clearly, one tiny little island could only conquer half the known world with supernatural aid. Those absurd Victorian manners … Read more

Since history has no

Since history has no properly scientific value, its only purpose is educative. And if historians neglect to educate the public, if they fail to interest it intelligently in the past, then all their historical learning is valueless except in so far as it educates themselves. G. M. Trevelyan

We are recipients of

We are recipients of God’s choicest blessings. We enjoy an abundance of material things beyond that enjoyed by any other nation in the history of the world; but unless we keep alive a realization that all these blessings come from God and are a part of our great spiritual heritage, they may crumble as ashes … Read more

Yet the companions of

Yet the companions of the Muses will keep their collective nose in my books And weary with historical data, they will turn to my dance tune. Ezra Pound

The history of an

The history of an art is the history of masterwork, not of failures, or mediocrity. Ezra Pound

Mysticism, according to its

Mysticism, according to its historical and psychological definitions, is the direct intuition or experience of God; and a mystic is a person who has, to a greater or less degree, such a direct experience — one whose religion and life are centered, not merely on an accepted belief or practice, but on that which the … Read more

[In Bolivia] We want

[In Bolivia] We want to overcome our historical problems with Chile. The sea has divided us and the sea must bring us back together again. Evo Morales

Baseball may be our

Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in the American experience. Since the founding of our country, citizens from Ben Franklin to David Letterman have made fun of their elected officials. Evan Bayh

I like the idea

I like the idea of playing a historical detective. Eva Mendes