Edward Hallett Carr Quotes
The facts speak only when the historian calls on them: it is he who decides to which facts to give the floor, and in what order or context.
Edward Hallett Carr
Quotes to Explore
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I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.
William Francis Buckley
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Truth does not judge.
Anthony Douglas Williams
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There's no map for being an artist.
Seth Godin
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I didn't know what to expect coming to college. High school was pretty easy and I guess I expected college to be along the same route. It was just an overwhelming experience.
Chase Utley
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The phytochemicals, antioxidants, and fiber- all of the healthful components of plant foods - originate in plants, not animals. If they are present, it is because the animal ate plants. And why should we go through an animal to get the benefits of the plants themselves? To consume unnecessary, unseemly, and unhealthy substances, such as saturated fat, animal protein, lactose, and dietary cholesterol, is to negate the benefits of the fiber, phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that are prevalent and inherent in plants.
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
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Microsoft is now talking about the digital nervous system... I guess I would be nervous if my system was built on their technology too.
Scott McNealy
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I think women often have problems with self-belief, which sounds a bit boring, but they do - and I think when women are bringing up children, it can be chronic, because you have all these other calls on your time.
Nell Leyshon
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Just as the historian can teach no real history until he has cured his readers of the romantic delusion that the greatness of a queen consists in her being a pretty woman and having her head cut off, so the playwright of the first order can do nothing with his audience until he has cured them of looking at the stage through the keyhole, and sniffing round the theatre as prurient people sniff round the divorce court.
George Bernard Shaw
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Tides of History provides a splendid prism through which we may view the wider world of Victorian science. . . . Historians of science will have cause to heap praise on this book, but so too will the non-specialists. The author's splendid writing style, at times appropriately Puckish, makes this work an accessible and enjoyable read.
William M. Fowler
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The facts speak only when the historian calls on them: it is he who decides to which facts to give the floor, and in what order or context.
Edward Hallett Carr
