I don’t think nostalgia is a healthy modality. But nostalgia and a sense of history are not the same thing. Nostalgia is a dysfunction of the historical impulse, or a corruption of the historical impulse. – William Gibson
Probably the TV show I’ve watched the most is ‘How It’s Made’ on the History Channel. I could watch 24 hours of ‘How It’s Made’ and never get bored. Or ‘Dirty Jobs’ – that’s even better! – Shane Carruth
If you have autism in the family history, you still vaccinate. Delay it a bit, space them out. – Temple Grandin
You look at the greatest villains in human history, the fascists, the autocrats, they all wanted people to kneel before them because they don’t love themselves enough. – Tom Hiddleston
You don’t just become number one because you sing like everybody else. There is something different you bring to the table. Make sure you are constantly getting into the newest technologies. Learn the history of what you do, and always respect the ones who came before you. – Yolanda Adams
What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past. – Victor Hugo
It’s absolutely crucial for the Democrats to have a sense of their history, of who they are, in order to be able to project their values and stand up for them. – Sidney Blumenthal
My process for determining which eras I’d write about was to just read history books that gave a really broad overview of Chinese history. And when I came across a historical figure or a historical incident that was especially interesting to me, ideas for characters and stories would surface. – Susan Barker
Pools have their own uniqueness, design and engineering to depict culture, history or innovation. – Troy Dumais
History teaches us to beware of the excitation of the liberated and the injustices that often accompany their righteous thirst for justice. – Wole Soyinka
I’ve always been interested in intellectual history and in psychology, and anxiety is obviously something that’s been a big part of my life. – Scott Stossel
Any idea can be brought into the classroom if the point is to inquire into its structure, history, influence and so forth. But no idea belongs in the classroom if the point of introducing it is to recruit your students for the political agenda it may be thought to imply. – Stanley Fish
I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class. – Tim Robbins
It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is all so terribly true. – Woodrow Wilson
My place in history will depend on what I can do for the people and not on what the people can do for me. – William Jennings Bryan
The people who read the history books tend to have a natural zeal and are alarmingly well-read. – Saul David
A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect. – Walter Scott
I joke with my kids, who love history, that I’ll be the only governor to be elected twice in his first term. – Scott Walker
The idea that anybody might be allowed to use their common sense when clearly no harm is being done is part of history now. – Tom Stoppard
If history is going to repeat itself I should think we can expect the same thing again. – Terry Venables
For me, surfing is as close a connection I can have with Mother Nature. To surf, you’re riding a pulse of energy from Mother Nature. And it’s strong. It’s real. It’s there. And you’re dancing with that. You’re connecting with that. You’re might be the only person in the history of the universe that connects with that particular pulse of energy. – Xavier Rudd
In almost every interview someone asks what does HIM stand for. I can’t even remember our latest lie about that. When Hanson was hot, we said it means Hanson Is Murder. The name doesn’t have a particular history. His Infernal Majesty was a totally different band. I think HIM derives from some death metal joke. – Ville Valo
I’ve always been privileged to play for Coach Belichick, who I’ve always said is the best coach in the history of the league. – Tom Brady
Our Founding Fathers crafted a constitutional Republic for the first time in the history of the world because they were shaping a form of government that would not have the failures of a democracy in it, but had the representation of democracy in it. – Steve King
I used to teach animation history classes at the University of Texas, and I wrote my master’s thesis on cartoons. I just love cartoons. – Warren Spector
Malaysia is a country unlike any other: Full of promise and fragility. Its history, cultural and religious diversity make it a rich, compelling and surprising land. – Tariq Ramadan