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" The history of science shows that theories are perishable. With every new truth that is revealed we get a better understanding of Nature and our conceptions and views are modified. "

Nikola Tesla

Better

Truth

Science

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" That great dust-heap called 'history'. "

Augustine Birrell

History

Great

" It could be said that all armed conflicts are a ludicrous and shameful waste of lives, but World War I has a special place in the history of futility - a war without clear purpose, a war whose resolution would ultimately make the world a far worse place. "

" The people who have really made history are the martyrs. "

" I'm a firm believer that no matter how small an object is, you can find interesting things out about it and its history. "

" Natural history is not about producing fables. "

" I love history, and Churchill is one of my favorite people to study. He's a fascinating, fascinating man. "

Douglas Booth

History

Man

" History develops, art stands still. "

" Throughout history, clothes represented who you were; they are a great vehicle for explaining who you are. During the Ching dynasty, for example, what you wore and how it was made reflected your status in society. People could literally read your clothes like a book, just by its color and how it was embroidered. "

" World history is a court of judgment. "

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Judgment

World

Court

" I've always really, really wanted to go to Egypt and go inside some pyramids and just hang out there. I don't know why. I don't like hot weather, and I don't like the desert, but something about the pyramid and the mummies and all their history there, I'd love to go check it out. "

" My view of my role is that together with like-minded men and women, I could help contribute to a bipartisan view of American engagement in the world for another period; I could do my part to overcome this really, in a way, awful period in which we are turning history into personal recriminations, depriving our political system of a serious debate. "

" I'm a big John Steinbeck fan. Cormac McCarthy. I've always loved the stories of regular people. Mark Twain, too. When you look back at some of the epic writers of our country's history, very rarely do you find upper-class royalty. We seem to delve into the struggle of life and the labor of life much more frequently. "

" Manchester United are not just some club. To be part of this club also means to be part of a great history. "

" All of us have a place in history. Mine is clouds. "

Richard Brautigan

Place

Mine

" When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas. "

" We have that storytelling history in country and bluegrass and old time and folk music, blues - all those things that combine to make up the genre. It was probably storytelling before it was songwriting, as far as country music is concerned. It's fun to be a part of that and tip the hat to that. You know, and keep that tradition alive. "

" The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history. "

" I love history... everything is inspired by history, so that's why I love vintage and antiques. "

" Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering. "

" History shows that all protest movements rely on symbols - boycotts, strikes, sit-ins, flags, songs. Symbolic action on whatever scale - from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to wearing a simple wristband - is designed to disrupt our everyday complacency and force people to think. "

" When President Teddy Roosevelt posed for the cameras astride a massive steam shovel during construction of the Panama Canal in 1906, it was more than a simple photo op. Though the scene was clearly staged, it symbolized a crucial moment in American history. "

" The feeling is constantly growing on me that I had been the first to hear the greeting of one planet to another. "

Nikola Tesla

Feeling

Greeting

" If you are attempting to study American history, and you don't understand the force of white supremacy, you fundamentally misunderstand America. "

" One of the immutable patterns of history is the rise and fall of great powers. Those that survive are the ones that adapt as the world changes. "

" Ultrasound is instrumental in the fight against abortion precisely because it allows women to make an informed choice by shedding light in a place which, for most of its history, has been shrouded in secrecy. "

" I don't want to give myself grades. I will leave evaluation of my achievements to history. "

" I don't deny the importance of genetics. However, the fact that I might be altruistic isn't because I have a gene for altruism; the fact that I do something for my children at some cost to myself comes from a history that has operated on me. "

" The fastest manned vehicle in history was Apollo 10. It reached 25,000 mph. "

" The people of Egypt are an intelligent people with a glorious history who left their mark on civilization. "

" I myself eschew all stimulants. I also practically abstain from meat. "