A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life. Norman Cousins on history
I'm quite good at taking in information so I voraciously inhale Wikipedia - which may have some things wrong in it, but I think is generally more information than we had before. Last tour we didn't have Wikipedia. And then Discovery Channel and History Channel. I can take it in and retain what I think are the most important facts. Eddie Izzard on history
If the history of the Day of Atonement has anything to say to us now it is: never relieve individuals of moral responsibility. The more we have, the more we grow. Jonathan Sacks on history
Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine command. The question to which they are an answer is not, 'What happened?' but rather, 'How then shall I live?' And it's only with the exodus that the life of the commands really begins. Jonathan Sacks on history
Religion is the best antidote to the individualism of the consumer age. The idea that society can do without it flies in the face of history and, now, evolutionary biology. Jonathan Sacks on history
The message of Passover remains as powerful as ever. Freedom is won not on the battlefield but in the classroom and the home. Teach your children the history of freedom if you want them never to lose it. Jonathan Sacks on history
What creates freedom? A revolution in the streets? Mass protest? Civil war? A change of government? The ousting of the old guard and its replacement by the new? History, more often than not, shows that hopes raised by such events are often dashed, sooner rather than later. Jonathan Sacks on history
What we call National-Socialism is the poisonous perversion of ideas which have a long history in German intellectual life. Thomas Mann on history
The prolonged slavery of women is the darkest page in human history. Elizabeth Cady Stanton on history
We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its entire history, enjoyed such a confluence of encouraging possibilities. Thabo Mbeki on history
The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons. Edwin Powell Hubble on history
I think that both men, Bush and Blair, will be damned in history. Both men have made their respective countries the two most hated countries in the world. George Galloway on history
Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission. Lion Feuchtwanger on history
In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that. Wallace Shawn on history
I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn't have to work anymore in life because when the rappers started sampling... I'm the most sampled artist in history. Rick James on history
I don't seem to be able to learn from experience or anything useful. History doesn't help me. Precedents don't inform my experience. Bill Nighy on history
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. Abba Eban on history
Common sense and history tell you that rewarding illegal behavior will only encourage more of it. Ric Keller on history
These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror. Michael N. Castle on history
I went to Ohio University studying arts and history, and playing football. But I was only interested in girls, my pals and sports. I only did the minimum for school. Ed O'Neill on history