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Historical Quotes

It often disturbs me, when I see a film set in a historical time, that the people are too modern Picture Quote #1

Risk models are a substitute for historical knowledge, because they tend to work with just three years’ worth of data. But three years is not a long time in financial history Picture Quote #1

For me, writing historical fiction is all about finding a balance between reading, traveling, looking, imagining, and dreaming Picture Quote #1

Great leaders understand that historical success tends to produce stable and inwardly focused organizations, and these outfits, in turn, reinforce a feeling of contentment with the status quo Picture Quote #1

One thing I like about historical fiction is that I’m not constantly focusing on me, or people like me; you’re obliged to concentrate on lives that are completely other than your own Picture Quote #1

The problem of forgetting might not torment us so much if we could only convince ourselves that remembering isn’t important. Perhaps the things we learn - words, dates, formulas, historical and biographical details - don’t really matter. Facts can be looked up. That’s what the Internet is for Picture Quote #1

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I have come to see the real clash of the ages, involve wars and various historical circumstances, as being a clash of satan’ s versus God’s plan for man to learn and experience true liberty, by first receiving forgiveness of sins through the work of Christ on the cross, and then walking in the ‘newness of life Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t an academic looking in books for ideas. But I educated myself about historical work that was similar to mine, to provide a frame of reference that wasn’t the usual frame of reference of the New York art world and Europe Picture Quote #1

The logic of freedom of religion implies freedom to be an atheist, even though, from a historical perspective, this has not been accepted in the Muslim world Picture Quote #1

Epilepsy is a disease in the shadows. Patients are often reluctant to admit their condition - even to close family, friends or co-workers - because there’s still a great deal of stigma and mystery surrounding the disease that plagued such historical figures as Julius Caesar, Edgar Allan Poe and Lewis Carroll Picture Quote #1

The historical weight of gender inequality has tended to concentrate women in lower-paid jobs with fewer benefits and at the same time made them primarily responsible for care giving Picture Quote #1

I really love to make sweeping historical gestures that are like little illustrations of novels Picture Quote #1

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People need to heed the message of Chris Christie and get the job done. We don’t want the last century, America’s century, to be a historical accident Picture Quote #1

As a biracial girl growing up in England, I’d never really seen any historical characters who looked like me depicted on film before that weren’t being brutalized or playing slaves Picture Quote #1

Through historical accident, we’ve ended up with a global network that pretty much allows anybody to communicate with anyone else at any time Picture Quote #1

Now, not every blog post or ‘Top 10 Ways to Make Money on the Internet’ piece deserves to live forever. But there’s gold among the dross, and there are web publications that we would do well to preserve for historical purposes Picture Quote #1

There are a lot of historical novelists who do the research about the clothes and maybe even the eating utensils, but they’re basically taking modern people and putting them in old drag - it’s sort of the ‘Gone With the Wind’ approach Picture Quote #1

The law of God, and also the way to life, is written in our hearts: It lieth in no man’s supposition and knowing, nor in any historical opinion, but in a good will and well-doing Picture Quote #1

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I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That’s a good thing Picture Quote #1

$But we need more than a broader understanding of what is a good society or a moral and political critique of the existing market fundamentalism engulfing American society, we also need to create new forms of solidarity, new and broad based social movements that move beyond the isolated and fractured politics of the current historical moment Picture Quote #1$

Americans must outgrow the unbecoming arrogance that leads us to assert that America somehow owns a monopoly on goodness and truth - a belief that leads some to view the world as but a stage on which to play out the great historical drama: the United States of America versus the Powers of Evil Picture Quote #1

I found a great book called ‘Slang Through the Ages’ by Jonathon Green. It’s basically a thesaurus of historical slang, and had lots of great old uses Picture Quote #1

In writing my historical novels, I have to rely upon my imagination to a great extent. I think of it as ‘filling in the blanks.’ Medieval chroniclers could be callously indifferent to the needs of future novelists. But I think there is a great difference between filling in the blanks and distorting known facts Picture Quote #1

It’s so damn hard to write a great historical mystery based on fact. It’s not for lack of trying Picture Quote #1

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What does anyone really know about the impetus to go to war? And so much is uncovered in hindsight. And there are aspects of even past wars that are only coming out now. Historians discover letters here, notes there, and look very carefully at different aspects of not only any conflict but any great historical event Picture Quote #1

The great thing about really heightened historical dramas is that they can convey much larger themes Picture Quote #1

The four great motives for writing prose are sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose Picture Quote #1

As much as I care about historical context - I’m very eager to read a really great historical account Picture Quote #1

Great abilities are not requisite for an Historian; for in historical composition, all the greatest powers of the human mind are quiescent Picture Quote #1

The great thing about dealing with people about whom we have historical resources, is that if the writing needs work, there’s everywhere to go to enrich it Picture Quote #1

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It often disturbs me, when I see a film set in a historical time, that the people are too modern (Historical Quotes) Risk models are a substitute for historical knowledge, because they tend to work with just three years’ worth of data. But three years is not a long time in financial history. (Historical Quotes) For me, writing historical fiction is all about finding a balance between reading, traveling, looking, imagining, and dreaming. (Historical Quotes) Great leaders understand that historical success tends to produce stable and inwardly focused organizations, and these outfits, in turn, reinforce a feeling of contentment with the status quo. (Historical Quotes) One thing I like about historical fiction is that I’m not constantly focusing on me, or people like me; you’re obliged to concentrate on lives that are completely other than your own. (Historical Quotes) The problem of forgetting might not torment us so much if we could only convince ourselves that remembering isn’t important. Perhaps the things we learn - words, dates, formulas, historical and biographical details - don’t really matter. Facts can be looked up. That’s what the Internet is for. (Historical Quotes) I have come to see the real clash of the ages, involve wars and various historical circumstances, as being a clash of satan’ s versus God’s plan for man to learn and experience true liberty, by first receiving forgiveness of sins through the work of Christ on the cross, and then walking in the ‘newness of life. (Historical Quotes) I wasn’t an academic looking in books for ideas. But I educated myself about historical work that was similar to mine, to provide a frame of reference that wasn’t the usual frame of reference of the New York art world and Europe. (Historical Quotes) The logic of freedom of religion implies freedom to be an atheist, even though, from a historical perspective, this has not been accepted in the Muslim world. (Historical Quotes) Epilepsy is a disease in the shadows. Patients are often reluctant to admit their condition - even to close family, friends or co-workers - because there’s still a great deal of stigma and mystery surrounding the disease that plagued such historical figures as Julius Caesar, Edgar Allan Poe and Lewis Carroll. (Historical Quotes) The historical weight of gender inequality has tended to concentrate women in lower-paid jobs with fewer benefits and at the same time made them primarily responsible for care giving. (Historical Quotes) I really love to make sweeping historical gestures that are like little illustrations of novels (Historical Quotes) People need to heed the message of Chris Christie and get the job done. We don’t want the last century, America’s century, to be a historical accident. (Historical Quotes) As a biracial girl growing up in England, I’d never really seen any historical characters who looked like me depicted on film before that weren’t being brutalized or playing slaves. (Historical Quotes) Through historical accident, we’ve ended up with a global network that pretty much allows anybody to communicate with anyone else at any time. (Historical Quotes) Now, not every blog post or ‘Top 10 Ways to Make Money on the Internet’ piece deserves to live forever. But there’s gold among the dross, and there are web publications that we would do well to preserve for historical purposes. (Historical Quotes) There are a lot of historical novelists who do the research about the clothes and maybe even the eating utensils, but they’re basically taking modern people and putting them in old drag - it’s sort of the ‘Gone With the Wind’ approach. (Historical Quotes) The law of God, and also the way to life, is written in our hearts: It lieth in no man’s supposition and knowing, nor in any historical opinion, but in a good will and well-doing. (Historical Quotes) I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That’s a good thing. (Historical Quotes) But we need more than a broader understanding of what is a good society or a moral and political critique of the existing market fundamentalism engulfing American society, we also need to create new forms of solidarity, new and broad based social movements that move beyond the isolated and fractured politics of the current historical moment. (Historical Quotes) Americans must outgrow the unbecoming arrogance that leads us to assert that America somehow owns a monopoly on goodness and truth - a belief that leads some to view the world as but a stage on which to play out the great historical drama: the United States of America versus the Powers of Evil. (Historical Quotes) I found a great book called ‘Slang Through the Ages’ by Jonathon Green. It’s basically a thesaurus of historical slang, and had lots of great old uses. (Historical Quotes) In writing my historical novels, I have to rely upon my imagination to a great extent. I think of it as ‘filling in the blanks.’ Medieval chroniclers could be callously indifferent to the needs of future novelists. But I think there is a great difference between filling in the blanks and distorting known facts. (Historical Quotes) It’s so damn hard to write a great historical mystery based on fact. It’s not for lack of trying. (Historical Quotes) What does anyone really know about the impetus to go to war? And so much is uncovered in hindsight. And there are aspects of even past wars that are only coming out now. Historians discover letters here, notes there, and look very carefully at different aspects of not only any conflict but any great historical event. (Historical Quotes) The great thing about really heightened historical dramas is that they can convey much larger themes. (Historical Quotes) The four great motives for writing prose are sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose. (Historical Quotes) As much as I care about historical context - I’m very eager to read a really great historical account. (Historical Quotes) Great abilities are not requisite for an Historian; for in historical composition, all the greatest powers of the human mind are quiescent. (Historical Quotes) The great thing about dealing with people about whom we have historical resources, is that if the writing needs work, there’s everywhere to go to enrich it. (Historical Quotes)

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