Nathaniel Philbrick Quotes

As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.

Nathaniel Philbrick

• History
• Always
• English
• Literature

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• The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will consider Arab literature also. We deserve that recognition.

  

  Naguib Mahfouz
  • People
  • World
  • Believe

• I have always believed in dialogue and in nonviolence, and if you look at my background you will see that it has always been my policy to talk to everyone.

  

  Mangosuthu Buthelezi
  • Always
  • Look
  • See

• When you're younger they always try to get you to do every ninny role that's going.

  

  Faye Dunaway
  • You
  • Always
  • Try

• I believe politicians should always remain realistic.

  

  Eduard Shevardnadze
  • Believe
  • Always
  • I Believe

• The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion.

  

  Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
  • Always
  • Compassion
  • Genuine

• If you are attempting to study American history, and you don't understand the force of white supremacy, you fundamentally misunderstand America.

  

  Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • American
  • America
  • History

• I was brought up by the English side of my family, who are very repressed and working class. Absolutely lovely, but very English.

  

  Bat for Lashes
  • Up
  • Family
  • English

• Art is always criticized and always an outsider gets the blame.

  

  Ville Valo HIM
  • Art
  • Always
  • Blame

• Every day it seems more likely that we are destined - or should one say doomed? - to replay the disastrous economic history of the 1930s.

  

  Barry Eichengreen
  • History
  • Day
  • Everyday

• I read whenever possible, and I buy books all the time, sometimes online, but mostly from bookshops. I love literature. If you want to understand art, it's important to understand what is also happening in literature, in music, in science, in architecture.

  

  Hans-Ulrich Obrist
  • Time
  • Music
  • Science

• For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats.

  

  Harry Browne
  • History
  • Liberty
  • Security

• Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of science without philosophy of science is blind.

  

  Imre Lakatos
  • History
  • Science
  • Philosophy

• My hands were constantly blistered or bloody; my ears were always ringing. I tore through drumheads and drumsticks like there was no tomorrow.

  

  Damien Chazelle
  • Always
  • Hands
  • Tomorrow

• I always knew I was destined for greatness.

  

  Oprah Winfrey
  • Always
  • Greatness
  • Destined

• But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nation's history.

  

  Xavier Becerra
  • Work
  • History
  • Years

• I used to be really insecure about my self-education. I'm definitely always learning. But there's many ways to learn. There are many, many ways to always be a learner.

  

  Maggie Grace
  • Education
  • Learning
  • Always

• Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.

  

  Jack Lemmon
  • Always
  • Car
  • Humble

• Scott Foley was always fun because he's a very funny guy. So I liked working with him a bunch.

  

  Ian Gomez
  • Fun
  • Guy
  • Funny

• Elvis was, at least the times I was around him, Elvis was a practical joker. He was always, had some little mischievous something going.

  

  Jackie DeShannon
  • Always
  • Him
  • Joker

• I do have a tendency to want to go back to school at all times in my life. Maybe I'll do the Ph.D. in art history when I'm 50, or maybe divinity school. I like teaching, too.

  

  Jandy Nelson
  • Life
  • School
  • Art

• I really enjoy making dinner for my kids and my husband - chopping ginger and marinating the tofu.

  

  Sadie Frost
  • Kids
  • Husband
  • Enjoy

• The thing about Wagner is we're always wrong about him, because he always embraces opposites. There are things in his operas which viewed one way are naturalistic, and viewed another way are symbolic, but the problem is you can't represent both views on stage at once.

  

  Daniel Barenboim
  • Problem
  • Always
  • Him

• Christmas is my favorite holiday because you spend time with family. I love the decorations, the music, and buying gifts for people. Everything about Christmas is the best.

  

  Jessica Sanchez
  • People
  • Time
  • Music

• As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.

  

  Nathaniel Philbrick
  • History
  • Always
  • English