“If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.”– Thomas Merton Related Quotes “With copious evidence ranging from Plato’s haughtiness to Beethoven’s tirades, we may conclude that the most brilliant people of history tend to be a prickly lot.”– Stephen Jay Gould “We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them.”– Abdul Kalam “Dorothy is the only woman in history who has had her menopause in public and made it pay.”– Alice Roosevelt Longworth