- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
History Quotes
Personal history and the record we leave.
Quotes about "history" here move between the personal and the public — early museum visits that shaped a scientific mindset, and a family history full of preachers and former priests. For enduring, timeless sayings, see Long quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always pretty interested in my history. Not just the history of the Caribbean, the history of my people, but all walks of life.
- Goals
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you don’t know your history, you don’t have an idea how you channel things in your life. Knowing that history, I was able to fulfil my goals.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
In times of war, it is often best to look to our history to see how past generations of Americans dealt with the loss of their countrymen in just causes.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
History is my passion. So I write what I love to read. I find that if I combine history with a strong, sensual romance, it is like a one-two punch. The reader doesn't want the history without the romance, and of course the heavier the history, the more it has to be leavened with a sensual, all-consuming love story.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born in England and went to school there. That's when I discovered my undying passion for history - not just for the Middle Ages, but all periods of history. My favorites are medieval, Elizabethan, and Georgian; however, I've written stories set in periods as early as ancient Rome, right up to the Victorian era.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love to have real people of history interact with my fictional characters. History gives me the plot. I research the period meticulously, and then I blend in a romantic and sensual love story to give it balance. The heavier the history, the more romantic the couple must be.
- Barbara
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always been drawn to the Restoration period of Charles II. I have a soft spot for Charles Stuart, who was always loving and kind to the opposite sex. The members of his court were fascinating, and Barbara Castlemaine was one of the greatest courtesans in history.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love to read history books, which is where I get my ideas. I also read historical romance for pleasure.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
I devour history books. I love anything by Thomas B. Costain or George MacDonald Fraser. He writes magnificent history, and he also wrote the Flashman stories, which are irresistible.
- Mankind
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- Nov 07, 2020
We never, ever in the history of mankind have had access to so much information so quickly and so easily.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I find historical figures in general very tricky because you feel at times that you're serving two masters. Not only the arc and wonderful writing that comes with the show, but also the history of a person's life.
- Loser
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's unbelievable, there's a book out attacking Gore, when he's the most unfortunate loser in political history.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my opinion, the Warren Commission's investigation has to be considered the most comprehensive investigation of a crime in history.
- Embedded
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- Nov 07, 2020