History is the synthesis of all social sciences turned towards the past. – Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
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Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic. – Bertrand Russell
Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it. – Simone Weil
In studying history we are finding out about ourselves, and in the last resort the natural sciences and even mathematics have the same final end. – Vivian Hunter Galbraith, An Introduction to the Study of History
I dont know what to do with it. Im very fortunate to have it, and it gives you room to maneuver. But the main thing about having money is it means you dont have to worry about it. And that for me is a lovely thing. Its not for fast cars and hookers. – Daniel Radcliffe
I cant wait to start something up myself that is actually about giving unsigned bands the exposure they deserve, especially when they travel so far to play the smallest gig theyve ever played in their lives. – Dan Hawkins
