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[They can] shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.
[They can] shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.
All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.
All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.
Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand read more
Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.
Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.
Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
It has been said that although God cannot alter the past, historians can --it is perhaps because they can be read more
It has been said that although God cannot alter the past, historians can --it is perhaps because they can be useful to Him in this respect that He tolerates their existence.
History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers read more
History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers with scars.
We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.
We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.