World History
History Quotes. There is a good collection of history quotes up at Uncover the Net. I might add that I am surprised that I have been quoted!
Here are a few sample quotes:
There is properly no history; only biography. By Ralph Waldo Emerson on Biography
Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory. By Benjamin Disraeli on Biography
Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs. By David Ben Gurion on Biography
History is something I blog. It is impossible to ever capture any moment and get another person to truly understand it any more than I do. But I hope to at least get them to notice historical moments. By Miland Brown on Blogging History
History . . . is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. By Edward Gibbon on Crimes
HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools. By Ambrose Bierce on Definition of History
- Information On Benazir Bhutto
I had a very stressful holiday season. I traveled a lot and had to deal with a funeral for an eight year old boy as well. During this time, I was not online a lot and watched little TV. I was slow to discover that Benazir Bhutto had been assassinated...
- Welcome To Rob Ossian's Pirate's Cove
Welcome to Rob Ossian's Pirate's Cove. I think I have discovered the greatest pirate website out there! This site features biographies of explorers, pirates, and privateers along with historical timelines, and a history of pirate movies. I had...
- History Quotes
History Quotes This is a nice collection of history quotes which have been compiled by Jeff Coons. From the site: What follows are a series of quotations about history and the historian's craft. They have been culled from a variety of sources...
- The Historian Underground
The Historian Underground This site provides articles, links, and other resources related to historiography and historical methodology, as well as philosophy of history. From the site: Nietzsche has argued that history ought to be useful to life....
- Great Minds: Leonardo
Here's a great short and engaging biography of Leonardo da Vinci from a host who reminds me of the Greene Brothers of Crash Course. Thanks to David Walp for tweeting the link....
World History
History Quotes
History Quotes. There is a good collection of history quotes up at Uncover the Net. I might add that I am surprised that I have been quoted!
Here are a few sample quotes:
There is properly no history; only biography. By Ralph Waldo Emerson on Biography
Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory. By Benjamin Disraeli on Biography
Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs. By David Ben Gurion on Biography
History is something I blog. It is impossible to ever capture any moment and get another person to truly understand it any more than I do. But I hope to at least get them to notice historical moments. By Miland Brown on Blogging History
History . . . is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. By Edward Gibbon on Crimes
HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools. By Ambrose Bierce on Definition of History
- Information On Benazir Bhutto
I had a very stressful holiday season. I traveled a lot and had to deal with a funeral for an eight year old boy as well. During this time, I was not online a lot and watched little TV. I was slow to discover that Benazir Bhutto had been assassinated...
- Welcome To Rob Ossian's Pirate's Cove
Welcome to Rob Ossian's Pirate's Cove. I think I have discovered the greatest pirate website out there! This site features biographies of explorers, pirates, and privateers along with historical timelines, and a history of pirate movies. I had...
- History Quotes
History Quotes This is a nice collection of history quotes which have been compiled by Jeff Coons. From the site: What follows are a series of quotations about history and the historian's craft. They have been culled from a variety of sources...
- The Historian Underground
The Historian Underground This site provides articles, links, and other resources related to historiography and historical methodology, as well as philosophy of history. From the site: Nietzsche has argued that history ought to be useful to life....
- Great Minds: Leonardo
Here's a great short and engaging biography of Leonardo da Vinci from a host who reminds me of the Greene Brothers of Crash Course. Thanks to David Walp for tweeting the link....