Essex/history

Famous quotes containing the words essex and/or history:

“Well, it seems to me a scientist has need for both vision and confidence.”
—Harry Essex (b. 1910)

“Bias, point of view, fury—are they ... so dangerous and must they be ironed out of history, the hills flattened and the contours leveled? The professors talk ... about passion and point of view in history as a Calvinist talks about sin in the bedroom.”
—Catherine Drinker Bowen (1897–1973)