Pastoral Resources

It wasn't simply that Clinton created the greatest prosperity in the country's history. Or that we created 22 million new jobs, more than ever before. Under Clinton, poverty was reduced 25%.

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.

It was the biggest suppression of voting rights in our country's history since Jim Crow. And the thread of race runs from the beginning to the end of my book.

Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed on its migrations, and the people with whom it came into contact, must be considered.

Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not look for the impossible, but do not let your path deviate from the quiet and steadfast insistence on full opportunities for your powers.

The study of history is the beginning of political wisdom.

I made more lousy pictures than any actor in history.

Hale had answered when the President of the United States can't go to a city of the United States and be protected, we've come to a very difficult time in our nation's history, and encouraged him to come.

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

History's lesson is to make the most of reform opportunities when they arise because they do not arise often and they do not last long.

We are still living in the aftershock of Hiroshima, people are still the scars of history.

Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history.

At many points during our nation's history, there have been times - known in our history textbooks as 'panics' - when adverse conditions affecting the financial and economic sectors of the country have caused individuals to hoard more than they need.

Never in our country's history have we witnessed a natural disaster that has impacted so many people in such a wide area. In fact, as of the writing of this column, millions of people along the Gulf Coast have been displaced from their homes in a period of only five days.

In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better.

We're at unique point in history where the things that we are building are going to significantly impact our social, political, economical, and personal lives.

Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history.