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The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness Picture Quote #1

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history Picture Quote #1

We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And we were unfortunately reminded in a very devastating way of our vulnerability Picture Quote #1

Then I despair. I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it always Picture Quote #1

I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with Picture Quote #1

You had to be aware that I saw that photography was a mere episode in the history of the optical projection and when the chemicals ended, meaning the picture was fixed by chemicals, we were in a new era Picture Quote #1

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The history of our country is cruel. We have to face those issues or, should I say, we had to. Not anymore I hope, because we are going in the right direction, and we are ready to forgive, ready to move on Picture Quote #1

Why shouldn't rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess it's this old idea of containment - that rappers, because they're black, can't and shouldn't aspire to look outside the ghetto for influence Picture Quote #1

I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. It's not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written Picture Quote #1

I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history Picture Quote #1

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly Picture Quote #1

The great mass of women throughout history have been confined to the cultural level of animal life in providing the male with sexual outlet and exercising the animal functions of reproduction and care of the young Picture Quote #1

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One would have to have completely forgotten the history of science so as to not remember that the desire to know nature has had the most constant and the happiest influence on the development of mathematics Picture Quote #1

Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy Picture Quote #1

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again Picture Quote #1

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of Earth and of heaven Picture Quote #1

I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power Picture Quote #1

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering Picture Quote #1

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The possibility of a scientific treatment of history means a wider experience, a greater maturity of practical reason, and finally a fuller realization of certain basic ideas regarding the nature of life and time Picture Quote #1

Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural history that gives them a sixth sense of what the creature is going to do, so they can be ready to follow Picture Quote #1

In the old days. It was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didn't have opinions. When I was producing natural history programmes, I didn't use them as vehicles for my own opinion. They were factual programmes Picture Quote #1

Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen as heading toward catastrophe Picture Quote #1

What we call National - Socialism is the poisonous perversion of ideas which have a long history in German intellectual life Picture Quote #1

I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my best shot Picture Quote #1

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It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence Picture Quote #1

To be Jewish is to be specifically identified with a history. And if you're not aware of that when you're a child, the whole tradition is lost Picture Quote #1

The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence; he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history; and he failed to build a true international coalition Picture Quote #1

Right around the end of the fifties, college students and young people in general, began to realize that this music was almost like a history of our country - this music contained the real history of the people of this country Picture Quote #1

I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes to give away my software and get it used, that's great Picture Quote #1

$Nowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right to burn itself. This is the fractal of our flag. It stands for the right to destroy itself Picture Quote #1$

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The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness (History Quotes) No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history (History Quotes) We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And we were unfortunately reminded in a very devastating way of our vulnerability (History Quotes) Then I despair. I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it always (History Quotes) I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with (History Quotes) You had to be aware that I saw that photography was a mere episode in the history of the optical projection and when the chemicals ended, meaning the picture was fixed by chemicals, we were in a new era (History Quotes) The history of our country is cruel. We have to face those issues or, should I say, we had to. Not anymore I hope, because we are going in the right direction, and we are ready to forgive, ready to move on (History Quotes) Why shouldn't rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess it's this old idea of containment - that rappers, because they're black, can't and shouldn't aspire to look outside the ghetto for influence (History Quotes) I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. It's not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written (History Quotes) I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history (History Quotes) Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly (History Quotes) The great mass of women throughout history have been confined to the cultural level of animal life in providing the male with sexual outlet and exercising the animal functions of reproduction and care of the young (History Quotes) One would have to have completely forgotten the history of science so as to not remember that the desire to know nature has had the most constant and the happiest influence on the development of mathematics (History Quotes) Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy (History Quotes) History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again (History Quotes) The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of Earth and of heaven (History Quotes) I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power (History Quotes) There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering (History Quotes) The possibility of a scientific treatment of history means a wider experience, a greater maturity of practical reason, and finally a fuller realization of certain basic ideas regarding the nature of life and time (History Quotes) Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural history that gives them a sixth sense of what the creature is going to do, so they can be ready to follow (History Quotes) In the old days. It was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didn't have opinions. When I was producing natural history programmes, I didn't use them as vehicles for my own opinion. They were factual programmes (History Quotes) Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen as heading toward catastrophe (History Quotes) What we call National - Socialism is the poisonous perversion of ideas which have a long history in German intellectual life (History Quotes) I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my best shot (History Quotes) It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence (History Quotes) To be Jewish is to be specifically identified with a history. And if you're not aware of that when you're a child, the whole tradition is lost (History Quotes) The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence; he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history; and he failed to build a true international coalition (History Quotes) Right around the end of the fifties, college students and young people in general, began to realize that this music was almost like a history of our country - this music contained the real history of the people of this country (History Quotes) I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes to give away my software and get it used, that's great (History Quotes) Nowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right to burn itself. This is the fractal of our flag. It stands for the right to destroy itself (History Quotes)

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