Etienne Gilson Quotes

History is the only laboratory we have in which to test the consequences of thought.

Etienne Gilson

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My generation of bossy, confident, baby-boom women were something brand new in history. Our energy and assertiveness weren't created by Betty Friedan, unknown before her 1963 book, or by Gloria Steinem, whose political activism, as even the Lifetime profile admitted, did not begin until 1969.

Camille Paglia
- Women
- Book
- History
The ultimate vision is to instate in the Muslim world the notion of multiculturalism, which is part of our heritage and history, part of the fundamental, mainstream ideals of Islam.

Feisal Abdul Rauf
- World
- History
- Vision
I was attending the University of Alberta. I was going to be a high school teacher, like my parents. I failed - no, I didn't fail a class, I just barely passed. I really didn't try. It was Canadian history, through the plays of the time. My God, those were boring plays.

Nathan Fillion
- Time
- God
- School
We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans.

Mangosuthu Buthelezi
- People
- Up
- History
The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again.

B. F. Skinner
- Consequences
- Probability
The subject matter is very tricky. It's about the Munich massacre and what Mossad did afterwards with the assassination squads. I think it's a turning point in history, especially for the Palestinians.

Daniel Craig
- History
- Think
- Matter