It is unfortunate that so much of the history of Africa has been written by conquerors, foreigners, missionaries and adventurers. The Egyptians left the best record of their history written by local writers. John Henrik Clarke
It may seem unfashionable to say so, but historians should seize the imagination as well as the intellect. History is, in a sense, a story, a narrative of adventure and of vision, of character and of incident. It is also a portrait of the great general drama of the human spirit. Peter Ackroyd
It sometimes seems to me that the whole course of English history was one of accident, confusion, chance and unintended consequences - there's no real pattern. Peter Ackroyd
It was OK for the media to pursue Former President Clinton year after year for lying about a private, consensual sexual affair, but we have five justices who committed one of the biggest crimes in American History, and it ceased to be a big story. Vincent Bugliosi
It's just a great school and they have a history of developing big men. Georgetown is definitely a great option for me. Nerlens Noel
It's unbelievable, there's a book out attacking Gore, when he's the most unfortunate loser in political history. Vincent Bugliosi
Just soaking up the history of the Boston Celtics has been the best thing that's happened to me as a player. Paul Pierce
Long before history began we men have got together apart from the women and done things. We had time.C. S. Lewis
Mr. Speaker, we have reached a point in history where some have forgotten that it is the family, not the government, that is the fundamental building block of our society. Jim Ryun
My daddy wanted me to be a farmer; feel the smoothness of Alabama clay and become one of the first blacks in my town to own land. But, I was worried about my history being caked with that southern clay, and I subscribed to a different kind of teaching and learning in my bones and in my spirit. John Henrik Clarke
My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty corner of history. Lynn Abbey
No one missed more basketball in the history of NBA than I did. I played 14 seasons, on the roster for 14 years, and I missed more than nine-and-a-half full seasons. Bill Walton
One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes. Jack Canfield
Over the years, I've enjoyed working for WFAN and MSG - two sports giants in the industry. There couldn't be a better fit due to the long-standing history both entities have had with NY sports. Boomer Esiason
Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. Aristotle