David Maraniss Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
-
I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.
-
The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.
-
There is no 20-year period in American history when stocks lost money.
-
I taught English and history, so my education for that really helped prepare me for writing historical fiction.
-
If you are attempting to study American history, and you don't understand the force of white supremacy, you fundamentally misunderstand America.
-
Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.
-
I think one's history and past is important at a certain time in your life, especially as an artist, just to try to hone in on that.
-
All through history, a nation or a civilization's enduring glory is articulated by its mega constructions - the pyramids, the lofty cathedrals of the Christian world.
-
I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of human beings, or the world.
-
NASA projects often have romantic names that link into a long history of exploration and adventure: Atlantis and Discovery, for example.
-
Sir, allusion has been made, in an early stage of this debate, to the history of the excitement which once pervaded a considerable part of the country, in reference to the transportation of the mails on the Lord's day.
-
White supremacy is a very, very popular and trenchant belief in this country's history and heritage.
-
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
-
Democrats believe that government should reflect the sense of community that Americans demonstrated after Katrina - the sense of community that has defined and united America throughout its history.
-
All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their history and interrelatedness. And they are all talking at once!
-
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.
-
I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from.
-
Better still - your history has shown how powerful a moral catharsis expressed through popular resistance to injustice can sometimes be; I have in mind the grassroots opposition to the Vietnam War.
-
Hope will break your heart all over again.
-
Different people have different views of the Taj but it would be enough to say that it has a life of its own that leaps out of marble, provided you understand that it is a monument of love. As an architectural masterpiece, nothing could be added or substracted from it.
-
The more I got into playing guitar, the more I enjoyed music, and the broader my listening became. The instrument itself became important to me, and I started messing around with classical guitar and took classical lessons.
-
The enemy is the system. And the system is made up of people, and we have a choice in that.
-
I want to write for history, not for the moment.
