#history

Was the real Jesus of history one and the same as the Christ of faith whom we read about in the New Testament and worship in the church? Was Jesus really raised from the dead? Is he really the divine Lord of lords? ↗

— John Clayton

#christ #church #dead #divine #faith

You know, the way art history is taught, often there's nothing that tells you why the painting is great. The description of a lousy painting and the description of a great painting will very much sound the same. ↗

— Chuck Close

#art history #description #great #history #know

When history looks back, I want people to know that the Nazis could not kill millions of people with impunity. ↗

— Simon Wiesenthal

#could #history #i #impunity #kill

Our history is not our destiny. ↗

— Alan Cohen

#history #our

English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did. ↗

— Malcolm Bradbury

#american #american history #burn #did #down

American history contains much matter for pride and congratulation, and much matter for regret and humiliation. ↗

— Herbert Croly

#american history #contains #history #humiliation #matter

A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life. ↗

— Norman Cousins

#comes #delivery #famous #history #ideas

I feel like I'm part of history being made. I leave Apple board meetings thinking, 'I've got to do a better job.' ↗

— Andrea Jung

#being #better #better job #board #feel

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