“Everything has its place and time. We men of the nineteen-forties can smile at the mistakes of the nineteen-thirties, and, in turn, the men of the nineteen-fifties will laugh at the mistakes of the nineteen-forties. It is this historical perspective that shall save us.” MenTurnsMistakeLaughingHe ManPerspectiveHistoricalFortyNineteenPlace And TimeHistorical Perspective Book:Between Tears and Laughter Source: Between Tears and Laughter
“In the face of the idea that truth might afford the opposite of satisfaction and turn out to be completely shocking to humanity at any given historical moment, ... the fathers of pragmatism made the satisfaction of the subject the criterion of truth. For such a doctrine there is no possibility of rejecting or even criticizing any species of belief that is enjoyed by its adherents.” MadeIdeasMomentsMightFacesHumanityTurnsFatherBeliefGivenSubjectsPossibilityOppositesHistoricalSpeciesSatisfactionDoctrineEnjoyedCriticizeShockingCriteriaRejectingPragmatism Book:Eclipse of Reason Source: Eclipse of Reason
“A woman's biography - with about eight famous historical exceptions - so often turns out to be the story of a man and the woman who helped his career.” MenStoriesTurnsWomenCareersHistoricalEightExceptionBiographies Author:Catherine Drinker Bowen
“Yet the companions of the Muses will keep their collective nose in my books And weary with historical data, they will turn to my dance tune.” BookTurnsHistoricalDataNosesTunesCollectivesCompanionMuseWeary Book:New Selected Poems and Translations Source: New Selected Poems and Translations