Quotes by Historical I am not a pessimist but a pejorist (as George Eliot said she was not an optimist but a meliorist); and that philosophy is founded on my observation of the world, not on anything so trivial and irrelevant as personal history. A. E. Housman personal-history historical philosophy I can think of films that I'm producing right now that are extremely hard-hitting, graphic films, that nobody necessarily wants to see, graphic in terms of violence, of adult content and racial and historical subject matter. Aaron Eckhart violence historical thinking Every time some new huckster of angst-ridden metaphor is appointed by Art Forum, the congregation genuflects, stroking the catalog like a handful of Rosary beads, and starts spreading that old gospel according to Hyperbole. No questions asked... And thus the bill of goods is sold, all along the line. An art historical snake, swallowing its own tale. Abe Ajay snakes historical art History is not a web woven with innocent hands. Among all the causes which degrade and demoralize men, power is the most constant and most active. Abigail Adams historical men hands By establishing reading societies, and subscription libraries, and taking these under our direction, and supplying them through our labors, we may turn the public mind which way we will. Adam Weishaupt historical reading mind By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise. Adolf Hitler historical heaven people The greater the lie, the greater the chance that it will be believed. Adolf Hitler chance historical lying Not as tyrants have we come, but as liberators. Adolf Hitler liberators tyrants historical For the sake of historical truth I must verify that only the Greeks, of all the adversaries who confronted us, fought with bold courage and highest disregard of death. Adolf Hitler historical greek sake The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force. Adolf Hitler historical military fear I can not be mistaken - what I say and do is historical.I follow my life with the precision and security of a sleep walker Adolf Hitler precision historical sleep Swedes, we are not - Russians, we do not want to become ... so let us be Finnish. Adolf Ivar Arwidsson finnish historical want False history gets made all day, any day, the truth of the new is never on the news. Adrienne Rich news historical new-day Historical truth is that, and that alone, which reveals the forces that go to mould the social life of mankind. Ahad Ha'am truth-is historical social A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibilities from the process of dismantling, transforming, and recreating. Ai Weiwei ethics historical mean No matter what happens, nothing can prevent the historical process by which society demands freedom and democracy. Ai Weiwei demand democracy historical There's room in the world for one historical folk-rock singer to make a decent living, and I happen to be it. Al Stewart rocks historical world Disneyworld... is a historical reconstruction as sanitised as the Kremlin's, and a future vision as uncognisant of contemporary pointers as Peter Pan's. It is a magic carpet under which everything has been swept. Alan Coren magic vision historical I invented the historical spy novel. Alan Furst spy novel historical Purely historical thought is therefore nihilistic: it wholeheartedly accepts the evil of history and in this way is opposed to rebellion. Albert Camus historical evil history 1234567891011»