History Quotes
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I was an art history major, but never specifically contemporary. I would say where I really stopped were the abstract expressionists in the New York school.
Vera Wang
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At university, I said to a girl, 'Before I met you all I could think about was history; now, all I can think about is you'. I thought that was the sort of thing you had to say.
Joe Thomas
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History shows us that people are terrible about guessing what is going to happen - next week, next month, and especially next year.
Barry Ritholtz
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I am my father's father,You are your children's guilt.In history's pity and terrorThe child is Aeneas again;Troy is in the nursery,The rocking horse is on fire.Child labor! The child must carryHis fathers on his back.
Delmore Schwartz
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Throughout the history of Iceland, men have been lost at sea; every family in Iceland is connected to that kind of story.
Baltasar Kormakur
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In the teaching of geography and history a sympathetic understanding be fostered for the characteristics of the different peoples of the world, especially for those who we are in the habit of describing as primitive.
Albert Einstein
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If I were to speak of war, it would not be to show you the glories of conquering armies but the mischief and misery they strew in their tracks; and how, while they marched on with tread of iron and plumes proudly tossing in the breeze, some one must follow closely in their steps, crouching to the earth, toiling in the rain and darkness, shelterless themselves, with no thought of pride or glory, fame or praise, or reward; hearts breaking with pity, faces bathed in tears and hands in blood. This is the side which history never shows.
Clara Barton
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The American free enterprise system is the greatest tool to lift people out of poverty ever created in human history and when applied properly, does not discriminate by race, religion, or skin color.
Markwayne Mullin
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I believe the fast track to atheism is reading the Bible. I've read it three times all the way through. It's a big part of our culture, a big part of our history. I don't just read things I agree with.
Penn Jillette
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In all the history of the boxing game, you'll find no human interest story to compare with the life narrative of James J. Braddock.
Damon Runyon
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The more I've gotten interested in writing about history and making sense of myself within the continuum of history, the more I've turned to paintings, to art. I look to the imagery of art to help me understand something about my own place in the world.
Natasha Trethewey
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Although it is hard to see why any sensible authority would feel threatened by the peaceful expression of one's point of view, there is a long history of trying to repress subversive depictions of political figures - back in the 19th century, for example, France's King Louis Philippe was depicted as a piece of fruit.
Nazanin Boniadi
