#story

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#bad government #general #government #history #informs

A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities, but never one of them alone, nor any two or three; never less than all. ↗

— Allen Tate

#any #conditions #history #instance #less

Conventionally, one looks at history as something of the past. But after Einstein, who knows what is in the past and what is in the present? ↗

— Roland Joffe

#einstein #history #in the past #knows #looks

I simply wanted to state that during this little slice of history, this is what happened and these were the good sides of it, these were the more dangerous sides of it, and this was the result. ↗

— Roland Joffe

#during #good #happened #history #i

They suggested I should introduce an element of reincarnation in the story. At first, I thought that was silly. But then, this whole time dimension began to fascinate me. ↗

— Roland Joffe

#dimension #element #fascinate #first #i

Science is the international language, so when we are able to convince countries that good decision-making for human health and animal health is based upon science, that's a real success story for us. ↗

— Mike Johanns

#animal #based #convince #countries #decision-making

It's a required part of your film history to know who Woody is. His movies are so wonderful, and not just funny but so insightful about human behavior. ↗

— Scarlett Johansson

#behavior #film #funny #his #history

I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life. I love the food. I love the people. I love the attitudes of Italians. ↗

— Elton John

#food #history #i #i love #incredible

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim." ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#across #afternoon #headline #i #morning

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#being #jackass #like #nothing #president