6,230 Quotes About History

The peacemakers were besieged by petitioners. One of the more glamorous was Queen Marie of Rumania, who arrived in Paris with a large entourage, a huge wardrobe and demands for about half of Hungary

How little you know the age you live in," says a god in Ovid, "if you fancy that honey is sweeter than cash in hand.

A person who is truly cool is a work of art. And remember, original works of art cost exponentially higher than imitations. Just take a look at the the coolest people in history. They will always be a part of history for being extremely original individuals, not imitations.

Beware war, famine, plague ... and a life that is too comfortable.

The imagination is the goal of history. I see culture as an effort to literally realize our collective dreams.

Vane’s lips tightened to suppress a smile. “Why so hostile, love?”“You whacked me on the head with a ball!”“You deserved it.

In an illuminating comment on the financialisation of business, Jack Welch — now long retired from General Electric — would in 2009 proclaim shareholder value 'the dumbest idea in the world.

Since Antiquity, rage had been seen as a feature of the powerful. Only those at the top could afford and enact it. They alone had the power to let others feel their rage.

It's subjunctive history. You know, the subjunctive? The mood used when something may or may not have happened. When it is imagined.