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History Quotes

In the course of the history of natural science, it always happens that profound or true thoughts or true facts were always either distorted or flattened out. The danger, especially of distortion, is particularly great in the case of orgonomy. We must be scientific, we cannot be political in these matters. And I personally declare that I will be the first to fight with all my strength, with whatever I’ve got against such a distortion of our principles Picture Quote #1

History is no longer just a chronicle of kings and statesmen, of people who wielded power, but of ordinary women and men engaged in manifold tasks. Women’s history is an assertion that women have a history Picture Quote #1

I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up Picture Quote #1

Ultimately, love is only possible for humans insofar as they can achieve some comprehension of their place and their duties and their values and their significance within the whole of life, of society, of spirituality, of history, of nature. In all merely partial or fragmentary perspectives, there necessarily remain undigested irrational factors, surds that one is merely tolerating and not truly respecting as essential and integral to the whole of what we are Picture Quote #1

We’re at a point in history were we have to become a part of the neighborhood of inhabited planets, like a neighborhood of a community, which we have not even acknowledged that that community exists up until this point Picture Quote #1

If you look at history, innovation doesn’t come just from giving people incentives; it comes from creating environments where their ideas can connect Picture Quote #1

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Politics? Boring? Politics is history on the wing! What other sphere of human activity calls forth all that is most noble in men’s souls, and all that is most base? Or has such excitement? Or more vividly exposes our strengths and weaknesses? Boring? You might as well say that life itself is boring! Picture Quote #1

For some people, history is simply what your wife looks good standing in front of. It’s what’s cast in bronze, or framed in sepia tones, or acted out with wax dummies and period furniture. It takes place in glass bubbles filled with water and chunks of plastic snow; it’s stamped on souvenir pencils and summarized in reprint newspapers. History nowadays is recorded in memorabilia. If you can’t purchase a shopping bag that alludes to something, people won’t believe it ever happened Picture Quote #1

History is hereditary only in this way: we, all of us, inherit everything, and then we choose what to cherish, what to disavow, and what do do next, which is why it’s worth trying to know where things come from Picture Quote #1

The study of history requires investigation, imagination, empathy, and respect. Reverence just doesnt enter into it Picture Quote #1

History is the art of making an argument about the past by telling a story accountable to evidence. In the writing of history, a story without an argument fades into antiquarianism; an argument without a story risks pedantry. Writing history requires empathy, inquiry, and debate. It requires forswearing condescension, cant, and nostalgia. The past isn’t quaint. Much of it, in fact, is bleak Picture Quote #1

History is the heavy traffic that prevents us from crossing the road. We’re not especially interested in what it consists of. We wait, more or less patiently, for it to pause, so that we can get to the liquor store or the laundromat or the burger bar Picture Quote #1

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History shows that it is not only senseless and cruel, but also difficult to state who is a foreigner Picture Quote #1

You read about me in history books, but now I am dedicated to spreading the truth about preserving the dignity of all human life from natural conception to natural death Picture Quote #1

When I draw something, I try to build some kind of history into it. Drawing an object that has a certain amount of wear and tear or rust; or a tree that is damaged. I love trying to render not just the object, but what it has been through Picture Quote #1

If the history of medicine is told through the stories of doctors, it is because their contributions stand in place of the more substantive heroism of their patients Picture Quote #1

Why be an average person? All the great achievements of history have been made by strong individuals who refused to consult statistics or to listen to those who could prove convincingly that what they wanted to do, and in fact ultimately did do, was completely impossible Picture Quote #1

The laws of history tell us that only when the old is gone can the new take its place Picture Quote #1

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History is not a nightmare from which. I am trying to awaken, but rather, a glorious tale which I wish to be cast in Picture Quote #1

A laboratory of natural history is a sanctuary where nothing profane should be tolerated. I feel less agony at improprieties in churches than in a scientific laboratory Picture Quote #1

Theatre is not supposed to represent psychology but passions, which is totally different. Its role is to represent the soul’s different emotional states, and those of the mind, the world history Picture Quote #1

One fact stands out in bold relief in the history of man’s attempts for betterment. That is that when compulsion is used, only resentment is aroused, and the end is not gained. Only through moral suasion and appeal to man’s reason can a movement succeed Picture Quote #1

Slavery as an institution that degraded man to a thing has never died out. In some periods of history it has flourished: many civilizations have climbed to power and glory on the backs of slaves. In other times slaves have dwindled in number and economic importance. But never has slavery disappeared Picture Quote #1

So I have no grounds to complain; on the contrary, writers should consider the condition of permanent controversiality to be invigorating, part of the risk envolved in choosing the profesión. It is a fact of life that writers have always and with due consideration and great pleasure spit in the soup of the high and mighty. That is what makes the history of literature analogous to the development and refinement of censorship Picture Quote #1

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People always seemed to know half of history, and to get it confused with the other half Picture Quote #1

Architecture and war are not incompatible. Architecture is war. War is architecture. I am at war with my time, with history, with all authority that resides in fixed and frightened forms Picture Quote #1

One week ago I said that cloning of mammals was years away... it is fun to be alive at this point in history Picture Quote #1

We learn history not in order to know how to behave or how to succeed, but to know who we are Picture Quote #1

Oh, things always get better. Tomorrow will always be better. Just think about it... is there any time in history in which you’d rather live than now? Picture Quote #1

It is our misfortune, as a historical generation, to live through the largest expansion in expressive capability in human history, a misfortune because abundance breaks more things than scarcity Picture Quote #1

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In the course of the history of natural science, it always happens that profound or true thoughts or true facts were always either distorted or flattened out. The danger, especially of distortion, is particularly great in the case of orgonomy. We must be scientific, we cannot be political in these matters. And I personally declare that I will be the first to fight with all my strength, with whatever I’ve got against such a distortion of our principles (History Quotes) History is no longer just a chronicle of kings and statesmen, of people who wielded power, but of ordinary women and men engaged in manifold tasks. Women’s history is an assertion that women have a history (History Quotes) I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up (History Quotes) Ultimately, love is only possible for humans insofar as they can achieve some comprehension of their place and their duties and their values and their significance within the whole of life, of society, of spirituality, of history, of nature. In all merely partial or fragmentary perspectives, there necessarily remain undigested irrational factors, surds that one is merely tolerating and not truly respecting as essential and integral to the whole of what we are (History Quotes) We’re at a point in history were we have to become a part of the neighborhood of inhabited planets, like a neighborhood of a community, which we have not even acknowledged that that community exists up until this point (History Quotes) If you look at history, innovation doesn’t come just from giving people incentives; it comes from creating environments where their ideas can connect (History Quotes) Politics? Boring? Politics is history on the wing! What other sphere of human activity calls forth all that is most noble in men’s souls, and all that is most base? Or has such excitement? Or more vividly exposes our strengths and weaknesses? Boring? You might as well say that life itself is boring! (History Quotes) For some people, history is simply what your wife looks good standing in front of. It’s what’s cast in bronze, or framed in sepia tones, or acted out with wax dummies and period furniture. It takes place in glass bubbles filled with water and chunks of plastic snow; it’s stamped on souvenir pencils and summarized in reprint newspapers. History nowadays is recorded in memorabilia. If you can’t purchase a shopping bag that alludes to something, people won’t believe it ever happened (History Quotes) History is hereditary only in this way: we, all of us, inherit everything, and then we choose what to cherish, what to disavow, and what do do next, which is why it’s worth trying to know where things come from (History Quotes) The study of history requires investigation, imagination, empathy, and respect. Reverence just doesnt enter into it (History Quotes) History is the art of making an argument about the past by telling a story accountable to evidence. In the writing of history, a story without an argument fades into antiquarianism; an argument without a story risks pedantry. Writing history requires empathy, inquiry, and debate. It requires forswearing condescension, cant, and nostalgia. The past isn’t quaint. Much of it, in fact, is bleak (History Quotes) History is the heavy traffic that prevents us from crossing the road. We’re not especially interested in what it consists of. We wait, more or less patiently, for it to pause, so that we can get to the liquor store or the laundromat or the burger bar (History Quotes) History shows that it is not only senseless and cruel, but also difficult to state who is a foreigner (History Quotes) You read about me in history books, but now I am dedicated to spreading the truth about preserving the dignity of all human life from natural conception to natural death (History Quotes) When I draw something, I try to build some kind of history into it. Drawing an object that has a certain amount of wear and tear or rust; or a tree that is damaged. I love trying to render not just the object, but what it has been through (History Quotes) If the history of medicine is told through the stories of doctors, it is because their contributions stand in place of the more substantive heroism of their patients (History Quotes) Why be an average person? All the great achievements of history have been made by strong individuals who refused to consult statistics or to listen to those who could prove convincingly that what they wanted to do, and in fact ultimately did do, was completely impossible (History Quotes) The laws of history tell us that only when the old is gone can the new take its place (History Quotes) History is not a nightmare from which. I am trying to awaken, but rather, a glorious tale which I wish to be cast in (History Quotes) A laboratory of natural history is a sanctuary where nothing profane should be tolerated. I feel less agony at improprieties in churches than in a scientific laboratory (History Quotes) Theatre is not supposed to represent psychology but passions, which is totally different. Its role is to represent the soul’s different emotional states, and those of the mind, the world history (History Quotes) One fact stands out in bold relief in the history of man’s attempts for betterment. That is that when compulsion is used, only resentment is aroused, and the end is not gained. Only through moral suasion and appeal to man’s reason can a movement succeed (History Quotes) Slavery as an institution that degraded man to a thing has never died out. In some periods of history it has flourished: many civilizations have climbed to power and glory on the backs of slaves. In other times slaves have dwindled in number and economic importance. But never has slavery disappeared (History Quotes) So I have no grounds to complain; on the contrary, writers should consider the condition of permanent controversiality to be invigorating, part of the risk envolved in choosing the profesión. It is a fact of life that writers have always and with due consideration and great pleasure spit in the soup of the high and mighty. That is what makes the history of literature analogous to the development and refinement of censorship (History Quotes) People always seemed to know half of history, and to get it confused with the other half (History Quotes) Architecture and war are not incompatible. Architecture is war. War is architecture. I am at war with my time, with history, with all authority that resides in fixed and frightened forms (History Quotes) One week ago I said that cloning of mammals was years away... it is fun to be alive at this point in history (History Quotes) We learn history not in order to know how to behave or how to succeed, but to know who we are (History Quotes) Oh, things always get better. Tomorrow will always be better. Just think about it... is there any time in history in which you’d rather live than now? (History Quotes) It is our misfortune, as a historical generation, to live through the largest expansion in expressive capability in human history, a misfortune because abundance breaks more things than scarcity (History Quotes)

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