Historical Perspective Seeker Pillows

George Bush's Globe

"Nixon was the same way when he first got here."

"On the contrary, Bosworth, it's YOU who has lost all perspective."

"Welcome."

RIP William Shakespeare: To be or not to be...

"It's all about putting work into the right perspective...and this helps me!"

Evo-Tourists

Abstraction and recognition

"That man's a legend in this office. He has 100% accuracy in predicting the past."

Libya Crisis and the Price of Oil

'One day he stepped back so he could see the big picture. Then he turned and ran like hell.'

"We need someone with an overview of the situation."

The back of the Taj Mahal.

"William dabbles in paleontology."

'It's a wonderful find, and yet there's something suspicious about it.'

"That's my favorite story. But tonight I'd like to hear both sides."

'Of course they look like ants. These are ant hills.'

What Peregrine Falcons See.

"Sometimes it's just good to sit back and get a different perspective."

"Let's see now...genealogy books...genealogy books..."

'Another one of your screw-ups! You were supposed to get us a rental car!'

Each of us has a preference for working from an emotional or a thinking perspective.

"You have to help me doctor. My husband just doesn't look at me the same way!"

The last ever war artist.

"The Sculleys, the Jensons, the Walkers, Freedy, Joan, Don and the Bowes. Oh, well, Madame de Stael had to start somewhere."

'I want to make a happy home for my family, but I have a strong need to pursue my career as an actress. What a painful conflict for me. If I only had someone to talk to about this.'

"Your troubles are nearly over - straight ahead about ten miles."

'Hey, didn't you paint that?'

'I bet this helps put our silly, little problems in perspective.'

If Leonardo Da Vinci had posted a copy of the Mona Lisa online after painting it.

"The danger with studying anything this closely is that you lose sight of the context."

Fred gets a new perspective.

The Dancer's Reward - Salome grasping the head of the Baptist

'It's outrageous - they don't want to be proper students like us at all - they come here to work!'