History seems not so much a record of past events, more a catalogue of preferred beliefs expounded by people who have a vested interest.

Quote by Anthony Storr

Topics: Belief Quotes, History Quotes

The will to believe is perhaps the most powerful, but certainly the most dangerous human...

The will to believe is perhaps the most powerful, but certainly the most dangerous human...

With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members...

With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members...

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.

Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only a few adherents are likely to be...

Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only a few adherents are likely to be...

The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time...

The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time...

It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a...

It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a...