In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.
Stefan Zweig
Often the presence of mind and energy of a person remote from the spotlight decide the course of history for centuries to come.
I think you can go back in history and look at what the effect in Asia and the world was of a divided, fractured China from, you know, the opium wars... →
Dennis C. Blair
In retrospect, the Millennium marked only a moment in time. It was the events of September 11 that marked a turning point in history, where we... →
Tony Blair
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until... →
The power of the story sheds a light and great perspective on well known facts. The power of cinema draws on that collective history.
Cate Blanchett
You can look at history of these things, and Social Security wasn't devised to be a system that supported you for a 30-year retirement after a... →
Lloyd Blankfein
Temptation is as old as time; or at least, the history of temptation extends as far back as the moment Eve gave Adam that serpent's apple. But... →
Derek Blasberg
The source of wealth is from individuals with little or no history of interest in the game, who have happened upon football as a means of serving... →
Sepp Blatter
The Secret Doctrine is the common property of the countless millions of men born under various climates, in times with which History refuses to deal... →
Helena Blavatsky