History Quotes
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As Michael (Chekhov)'s pupil, I learned more about acting. I learned psychology, history, and the good manners of art - taste.
Marilyn Monroe -
Of all the principles which constitute Liberal Democracy, internationalism is the clearest, the most distinctive, and the one with the longest history.
Charles Kennedy
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Life cannot be destroyed for good, neithercan history be brought entirely to a halt. A secret streamlet trickles on beneath the heavy lid of inertia and pseudo-events, slowly and inconspicuously undercutting it. It may be a long process, but one day it must happen: the lid will no longer hold and will start to crack. This is the moment when something once more begins visibly to happen, something truly new and uniquesomething truly historical, in the sense that history again demands to be heard.
Vaclav Havel -
History. Language. Passion. Custom. All these things determine what men say, think, and do. These are the hidden puppet-strings from which all men hang.
Richard Scott Bakker -
There is this way that I felt when I was younger that we were beyond history and we were all citizens of the world that now seems so naive.
Elif Batuman -
Mathematics as an Element in the History of Thought.
Alfred North Whitehead -
All over the world today, not just in the totalitarian countries, assiduous functionaries in Ministries of Truth are clubbing history dumb and rendering language insensible.
E. L. Doctorow -
There are a host of ethnic minorities in China, but they often have a weak sense of identity and are relatively small in total number. History has taught the Han that other groups will and should ultimately be absorbed and assimilated as Han. There is a belief that the Han enjoy a superior and far more advanced culture.
Martin Jacques
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Knowing more about family history is the single biggest predictor of a child's emotional well-being. Grandparents can play a special role in this process, too.
Bruce Feiler -
President Obama and our all-of-the-above energy strategy is the real deal. We are proud of the fact that we are importing less oil than at any time in modern history, and it has been because of the president's vision and courage.
Ken Salazar -
The men who make history have not time to write it.
Klemens von Metternich -
With God's help and guidance, we shall soon see the end of this most unpleasant chapter in our history.
John Agyekum Kufuor -
History has demonstrated time and again the inherent resilience and recuperative powers of the American economy.
Ben Bernanke -
Properly speaking, history is nothing but the crimes and misfortunes of the human race.
Pierre Bayle
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And violence is impractical, because the old eye for an eye philosophy ends up leaving everybody blind .. It is immoral because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for everybody. Means and ends are inseparable. The means represent the ideal in the making; in the long run of history destructive means cannot bring about constructive ends.
Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Latin life is rich with warmth, family values and history. I want to bring that beauty into American homes.
Cristina Saralegui -
I've always had a Marxist understanding of history: democracy is a result of a broad modernization process that happens in every country. Neocons think the use of political power can force the pace of change, but ultimately it depends on societies doing it themselves.
Francis Fukuyama -
If you look at my history, I'm not gonna let that many people into whatever I'm going through.
Andy Kim -
Having spent many years working in New York's Chinatown restaurants early in my career, I have the utmost respect for the history and connection New Yorkers have with Chinese cuisine.
Andrew Cherng -
Every end in history necessarily contains a new beginning.
Hannah Arendt
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Well, I may not be the youngest candidate in this race. But I will be the youngest woman President in the history of the United States!
Hillary Clinton -
Every fact and every work exercises a fresh persuasion over every age and every new species of man. History always enunciates new truths.
Friedrich Nietzsche -
When I introduced my economic plan for the first time, people had mixed views because it's the largest cut in the history of Israeli budgets. We have a big deficit caused by the fact that the former government took upon itself too many obligations.
Yair Lapid -
Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.
Paul Simon Simon & Garfunkel