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History Quotes

Their memory's like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away and the things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget that history puts a saint in every dream Picture Quote #1

Most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally evil, but by people being fundamentally people Picture Quote #1

But reason has no power against feeling, and feeling older than history is no light matter Picture Quote #1

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk Picture Quote #1

A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends; and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance Picture Quote #1

Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders Picture Quote #1

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Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept it's verdict Picture Quote #1

A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life Picture Quote #1

The process of making natural history films is to try to prevent the animal knowing you are there, so you get glimpses of a non-human world, and that is a transporting thing Picture Quote #1

China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world for it's art and culture, one that continues to grow. I can, however, tell people that it is a show with no actor Picture Quote #1

Having bought furniture for my own house, and bought furniture for our house in Washington, a furniture store seemed like a good idea, and it also played into my personal history Picture Quote #1

The Jews' greatest contribution to history is dissatisfaction! We're a nation born to be discontented. Whatever exists we believe can be changed for the better Picture Quote #1

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I think we're a band with a lot of history now so it's nice to come up with something that doesn't have any history at all Picture Quote #1

Serbian history tells that the family is the most important thing and you have to stick with the family Picture Quote #1

I know every note in every song, the whole history of it, even parts that were there and are gone Picture Quote #1

The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of history with which we are earliest familiar; particularly in that of Greece, Rome, and England Picture Quote #1

The idea that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of those pleasant falsehoods, which most experience refutes. History is teeming with instances of truth put down by persecution. If not put down forever, it may be set back for centuries Picture Quote #1

Given that religious faith is an intrinsic element of human experience, it is best to approach and engage the subject with a sense of history and a critical sensibility Picture Quote #1

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If you listen to Giuliani, it's like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. I'm not part of the history. Bloomberg's not part of the history. It's like, he did it. He's the only one. That's why he's a little crazy Picture Quote #1

Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I was over 50, Caucasian, thin, small framed, and I have it in my genetic history. It was almost a slam dunk Picture Quote #1

There's so much history amongst ourselve that reminds us of something, and we start cracking up Picture Quote #1

History shows that great economic and social forces flow like a tide over communities only half conscious of that which is befalling them. Wise statesmen foresee what time is thus bringing, and try to shape institutions and mold men's thoughts and purposes in accordance with the change that is silently coming on. The unwise are those who bring nothing constructive to the process, and who greatly imperil the future of mankind by leaving great questions to be fought out between ignorant change on one hand and ignorant opposition to change on the other Picture Quote #1

In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert? Picture Quote #1

Money is a singular thing. It ranks with love as man's greatest source of joy. And with death as his greatest source of anxiety. Over all history it has oppressed nearly all people in one of two ways: either it has been abundant and very unreliable, or reliable and very scarce Picture Quote #1

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Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up. People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history Picture Quote #1

There can be few fields of human endeavor in which history counts for so little as in the world of finance. Past experience, to the extent that it is part of memory at all, is dismissed as the primitive refuge of the those who do not have insight to appreciate the incredible wonders of the present Picture Quote #1

In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot Picture Quote #1

More people are reading poetry now than at any time in the history of the human race Picture Quote #1

And the things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget that history puts a saint in every dream Picture Quote #1

One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving some of their time, can make history Picture Quote #1

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Their memory's like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away and the things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget that history puts a saint in every dream (History Quotes) Most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally evil, but by people being fundamentally people (History Quotes) But reason has no power against feeling, and feeling older than history is no light matter (History Quotes) It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk (History Quotes) A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends; and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance (History Quotes) Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders (History Quotes) Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept it's verdict (History Quotes) A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life (History Quotes) The process of making natural history films is to try to prevent the animal knowing you are there, so you get glimpses of a non-human world, and that is a transporting thing (History Quotes) China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world for it's art and culture, one that continues to grow. I can, however, tell people that it is a show with no actor (History Quotes) Having bought furniture for my own house, and bought furniture for our house in Washington, a furniture store seemed like a good idea, and it also played into my personal history (History Quotes) The Jews' greatest contribution to history is dissatisfaction! We're a nation born to be discontented. Whatever exists we believe can be changed for the better (History Quotes) I think we're a band with a lot of history now so it's nice to come up with something that doesn't have any history at all (History Quotes) Serbian history tells that the family is the most important thing and you have to stick with the family (History Quotes) I know every note in every song, the whole history of it, even parts that were there and are gone (History Quotes) The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of history with which we are earliest familiar; particularly in that of Greece, Rome, and England (History Quotes) The idea that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of those pleasant falsehoods, which most experience refutes. History is teeming with instances of truth put down by persecution. If not put down forever, it may be set back for centuries (History Quotes) Given that religious faith is an intrinsic element of human experience, it is best to approach and engage the subject with a sense of history and a critical sensibility (History Quotes) If you listen to Giuliani, it's like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. I'm not part of the history. Bloomberg's not part of the history. It's like, he did it. He's the only one. That's why he's a little crazy (History Quotes) Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I was over 50, Caucasian, thin, small framed, and I have it in my genetic history. It was almost a slam dunk (History Quotes) There's so much history amongst ourselve that reminds us of something, and we start cracking up (History Quotes) History shows that great economic and social forces flow like a tide over communities only half conscious of that which is befalling them. Wise statesmen foresee what time is thus bringing, and try to shape institutions and mold men's thoughts and purposes in accordance with the change that is silently coming on. The unwise are those who bring nothing constructive to the process, and who greatly imperil the future of mankind by leaving great questions to be fought out between ignorant change on one hand and ignorant opposition to change on the other (History Quotes) In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert? (History Quotes) Money is a singular thing. It ranks with love as man's greatest source of joy. And with death as his greatest source of anxiety. Over all history it has oppressed nearly all people in one of two ways: either it has been abundant and very unreliable, or reliable and very scarce (History Quotes) Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up. People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history (History Quotes) There can be few fields of human endeavor in which history counts for so little as in the world of finance. Past experience, to the extent that it is part of memory at all, is dismissed as the primitive refuge of the those who do not have insight to appreciate the incredible wonders of the present (History Quotes) In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot (History Quotes) More people are reading poetry now than at any time in the history of the human race (History Quotes) And the things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget that history puts a saint in every dream (History Quotes) One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving some of their time, can make history (History Quotes)

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