History

In man – in the history of mankind, this has happened many times, and occupation leaders hang on to the land that theyre occupying. People fight to liberate their land. But in the end, the peoples will is what achieves victory. – Hassan Nasrallah

Secretly, Im a real big nerd. Id rather stay home and play Scrabble than go to a Hollywood party, any day of the week. And I love reading about history and watching the Discovery Channel. – Sprague Grayden

Days has always been strong as an icon in TV history, and its still going on strong and represents the genre of daytime drama so well. Im proud to be a part of it. – Alison Sweeney

The general consensus among historians, among the ones who can handle the fact that Lincoln is, in fact, historical fiction, is that we demonstrate enormous fidelity to history and that, beyond that, weve actually contributed a line of thinking about Lincolns presidency thats somewhat original. – Tony Kushner

A handful of works in history have had a direct impact on social policy: one or two works of Dickens, some of Zola, Uncle Toms Cabin and, in modern drama, Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. – Tony Kushner

All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can become history. Its scary. – Barbara Kruger

Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nations founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of Americas storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation. – Joe Barton

I dont know the history of my sport. Im not like those people who know everything. – Usain Bolt

When history is erased, peoples moral values are also erased. – Ma Jian

From a reality perspective, Im sure part of that is true, but this is the largest blackout in U.S. history. If that is not a signal that we have got a problem that needs to be fixed, I dont know what is. – Jennifer Granholm

In Thailands history there have been dissensions from time to time, but in general, unity has prevailed. – Bhumibol Adulyadej

I think theres a lot of deep-rooted history in England with racing. Lots of Formula One teams are based there. Formula One is obviously a huge sport over in England and Europe. – Danica Patrick

Theres a difference between knowing whats on the page in a history book and actually feeling that page have curves and valleys. – Garth Brooks

To this wonderful page in our countrys history another more glorious still will be added, and the slave shall show at last to his free brothers a sharpened sword forged from the links of his fetters. – Giuseppe Garibaldi

Im the fourth generation to be in show business. Its pretty neat its nice to have that family history. – Rachel Bilson

I am intrigued by inanimate objects. Theyre a piece of history, someones statement and ideas of life. – Mike Mills

Life doesnt just happen its constructed through the history of power. And thats something I am interested in and so is the art world: a world thats trying to engage socially, with a leftist slant, to work out how we got here. – Mike Mills

I have a long-standing history of respecting artists wishes. – Al Yankovic

Im not sure history has ended. – John Bolton

History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. Its one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldnt live without. – Howard Nemerov