[H]istory is a melodrama on the theme of parasitism, characterized by scenes that are exciting or dull, as the case may be, and many a sudden stagetrick. – Max Nordau, The Interpretation of History
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Black history is American history. – Morgan Freeman
The effects of human wickedness are written on the page of history in characters of blood: but the impression soon fades away; so more blood must be shed to renew it. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers
For all history up to the end of the Cold War, summit meetings were historic and dramatic occasions, when leaders who controlled the destiny of much of the world met to change the world. – Conrad Black
But acting is very much a profession that is youre hot one moment and not the next – and that is totally cool. I think thats what I find most fascinating and most exciting about it – is that it can be gone in a puff of smoke. – Keira Knightley
You know, true love really matters, friends really matter, family really matters. Being responsible and disciplined and healthy really matters. – Courtney Thorne Smith
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