The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with.
Golda Meir
Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age.
H. L. Mencken
Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.
History does influence our lives - every moment. We never sort of live our lives in a linear fashion. We always have these memories and these images... →
Dinaw Mengestu
In high school, I began to dig my way into Ethiopian history, and began to understand myself as a young man formed by multiple narratives.
There are some designers who flash and burn - Courreges is an example of that. But he still marked fashion history. And I don't think that... →
Suzy Menkes
The long-established and noble rule of Law, one of the greatest products of the character and tradition of British history, has suffered a deadly... →
Robert Menzies
Memoirs are the backstairs of history.
George Meredith
History is more interesting than politics.
Lennart Meri
When I was nine I spent a lot of my time reading books about the history of comedy, or listening to the Goons or Hancock, humour from previous... →
Paul Merton