Marc Bloch Quotes
'Misunderstanding of the present is the inevitable consequence of ignorance of the past. But a man may wear himself out just as fruitlessly in seeking to understand the past, if he is totally ignorant of the present...This faculty of understanding the living is, in very truth, the master quality of the historian.'Marc Bloch
Quotes to Explore
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It's a vanity to think that a legitimate shamanistic experience can be purchased.
J. Tillman -
You can't judge your characters or otherwise; it's not about you, it's about them.
Edgar Ramirez -
Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
Zinedine Zidane -
It's incredible what happens when you explain to kids what good food is - they get so excited! They go home and tell their parents... and they're excited to cook the recipes themselves in class.
Tamra Davis -
You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
J. R. R. Tolkien -
The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.
e. e. cummings
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When you think of all the conflicts we have - whether those conflicts are local, whether they are regional or global - these conflicts are often over the management, the distribution of resources. If these resources are very valuable, if these resources are scarce, if these resources are degraded, there is going to be competition.
Wangari Maathai -
I've really had two heroes in my life. My father and Ronald Reagan.
Ted Cruz -
I've been focused on detecting nuclear terrorism at ports, in cargo containers, and I developed and built detectors that are extremely cheap and also very sensitive. My other big development is a system to produce medical isotopes that are injected into patients and used to diagnose and treat cancer.
Taylor Wilson -
I really like to experiment. That's the only way I can work. It's instinctive.
F. Murray Abraham -
Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.
Rainer Maria Rilke -
It is so easy to forget that this is good that we're alive. We should be enjoying this gift of being alive.
Victoria Principal
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
A. R. Rahman -
Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
Gavin Newsom -
Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -
You can't propel a nation to move forward if all you are doing is taking something from them.
Adam Beach -
Guys who are charismatic and fun-loving and sweet and generous are the ones I want to date.
Victoria Justice -
I saw a lot of people have success handed to them that then exploited it. They didn't protect it or cherish it.
Aaron Paul
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I love Japan; it's very special.
Irina Shayk -
Mathematics is an art of human understanding.
William Thurston -
Perhaps it has been too uncomfortable for those with vested interests to acknowledge, but we have spent the best part of the past century enthusiastically testing the world to utter destruction; not looking closely enough at the long-term impact our actions will have.
Prince Charles -
For the vast majority of Americans who work hard and play by the rules, paying the bills may be hard some months, but it's something we always do.
Ami Bera -
But men may construe things after their fashion, Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.
William Shakespeare -
'Misunderstanding of the present is the inevitable consequence of ignorance of the past. But a man may wear himself out just as fruitlessly in seeking to understand the past, if he is totally ignorant of the present...This faculty of understanding the living is, in very truth, the master quality of the historian.'
Marc Bloch