Historical Quotes

The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire.

I happened to happened to land in a time, in the middle '60s, that without knowing it, and without being told by the history of theater - which we now see from a historical point of view was an explosive time.

As a historical legacy, the Kashmir conflict has been an outstanding issue for more than half a century.

There is no self-knowledge but an historical one. No one knows what he himself is who does not know his fellow men, especially the most prominent one of the community, the master's master, the genius of the age.

The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad parts of the continents since their origins as stronghold of the flowering plants 150 million years ago.

We need a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in which the action takes place, but employs and encourages those thoughts and feelings which help transform the field itself.

This is one of the few places where architectural significance and historical significance come together.

The church is part of a cultural precinct that includes the museum and historical society, theatre, school, library and community college.

His approach, potential infatuation and stalking-like behavior are historical problems.

California's red-legged frogs are part of our historical, literary and cultural heritage, ... It is critically important that we ensure that there will always be frogs jumping here in Calaveras County, and in other places, too.

It lessens the historical saliency of King for younger kids.

I have a historical context for telling the stories. It takes place in Santa Fe in 1680, three months before the Indian Pueblo Revolution. It teaches a better history of what was going on at the time.

When the beef market returns to more historical levels, we can add a full second shift across the board.

Little is more American than the nexus of religious rhetoric, politics, love and theatricality, ... At an historical moment when it feels at times as if we are in the midst of a contemporary holy war - where the line between religion and politics has become increasingly blurred - I'm thrilled to premiere this play at Arena Stage, in our nation's political center.

I don't think Wayne is classified with anyone else. There's historical, and then there's him.

Legally, the district can't demand this, though. The request was made more for sentimental than historical reasons. The school has been there for so long that many people would be sad if it disappeared.

This is a historical year for the Black Caucus, and we are reaching out to bring our community together.

The wartime, in other words, was pre-reflective time for me. Pre-literate too. Pre-historical in its way.

The historical irony is that a step that is basically within the discourse of the left is being carried out by a right-wing leader. It is as significant as Richard Nixon going to China.

Increasing stack height is a traditional and historical way to alleviate downwash. That being the case, it makes sense for us to look seriously at all of our options. We're essentially going to leave no stone unturned . . . to find the right solution.

I thought, Wow!, ... Here's a historical revelation that will cause the history books to be rewritten. No one's ever heard of a U.S. nuclear test in the Sudan in 1962.

From a historical perspective, Making Love is the first major studio film to portray gay characters in a thoughtful and accessible way. It was clearly ahead of its time and rightfully has a place in cinema history and popular culture.

We had one on loan from the Maryland Historical Society, but they needed it back.

Milosevic will be remembered as a negative historical individual and a dictator, and the first statesman charged with genocide.

For historical reasons, there is still some room for us to improve with respect to human rights.