[H]istory is the sextant of states which, tossed by wind and current, would be lost in confusion if they could not fix their position. – Allan Nevins, The Gateway to History
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One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. Thats the new gloss on the 1st Amendment. – William O. Douglas
I am totally fascinated by people and our history as I understand and continue to explore it. People have so much to give and so far to go and yet we have given and gone a great distance. Its really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me. – Nikki Giovanni
All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their history and interrelatedness. And they are all talking at once! – Camille Paglia
Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I was over 50, Caucasian, thin, small-framed, and I have it in my genetic history. It was almost a slam-dunk. – Sally Field
Id love to go back to Europe in the 20s and 30s, for the beginning of the Psychoanalytic Movement, and Freud and Jung, and all that was going on with discoveries in quantum physics. The whole nature of reality was changing and being challenged. – Michael Sheen
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When youre a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mothers assistant. And you sort of get a list from her every day and you run down the list and it feels very much like a chore. – Louis C. K.
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