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  • In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.

    Wisdom   Past   Errors  
    Edmund Burke (1790). “Reflections on the Revolution in France: And on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. In a Letter Intended to Have Been Sent to a Gentleman in Paris”, p.208
  • History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.

    War   History   Tourism  
    'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' (1776-88) ch. 3.
  • Yes, I know, it's not the truth, but in a great history little truths can be altered so that the greater truth emerges.

  • History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable.

    "No Easy Victories". Book by John W. Gardner, December, 1968.
  • Advent's intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is a healing memory; it brings hope. The purpose of the Church's year is continually to rehearse her great history of memories, to awaken the heart's memory so that it can discern the star of hope.

  • Well, let's see. There's-of course in the great history of America there have been rulings that's never going to be absolute consensus by every American, and there are those issues, again, like Roe v. Wade, where I believe are best held on a state level and addressed there. So, you know, going through the history of America, there would be others but...

    "Palin, Biden Trade Views On Abortion". Interview with Katie Couric, www.cbsnews.com. October 1, 2008.
  • I think what's surprised me most about the club is to feel that wherever you go, even when you go on holiday to a quiet place, you always find Man Utd supporters. It's something that you do not expect in some countries, yet we have them all around the world. Manchester United is a special and unique club because of its history. No-one has won as many trophies as we have in the English league. That history is something that you cannot buy. I think this club has a lot of great history and I feel very proud to be part of it.

  • I am proud of Hillary Clinton because she has been and is a great history maker - in everything she has done.

    Done   Proud   Clinton  
    Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
  • I am delighted to be here at Arsenal and to be part of one of the great teams in English football. It's a huge satisfaction to join this great club and it’s been a dream since I was young to play in the Premier League. I was attracted by the philosophy of football and Arsène Wenger’s 'touch' at this club. I have always admired Arsenal with its great history and reputation, and I now hope to achieve great things here. I’m very proud to be a Gunner and I will give my best for all the Arsenal fans.

    "Arsenal complete signing of Olivier Giroud from Montpellier", www.theguardian.com. June 26, 2012.
  • We know that golf is an ancient game with great history and tradition, but our golf is only 10 years old so don't judge us too harshly.

    Golf   Years   Games  
  • As I review the great history of our nation, community organizers have been at the center of so many of our great social movements.

    "A Great American Tradition: Community Organizing" by Cory Booker, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 10, 2008.
  • I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

    Thomas Jefferson, Joyce Appleby, Terence Ball (1999). “Jefferson: Political Writings”, p.53, Cambridge University Press
  • History - an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant

    History   Knaves   Events  
  • Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.

    Robert F. Kennedy (1998). “Make Gentle the Life of the World: The Vision of Robert F. Kennedy”, Harcourt
  • John Lewis has great history as a civil rights fighter.As a young man, he was one of the guys out there who was leading the parades during the [Martin Luther] King [Jr.] era. So, we all respect his history. But then I hear him crying the blues about Mr. [Donald] Trump and saying he's an illegitimate president, I take offense to that. If it's illegitimate, why is he going on?

    Kings   Men   Rights  
    Source: www.usatoday.com
  • Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

  • I was listening to a lot of Norwegian black metal and death metal. There's a great history to Norwegian black metal. That music is very dark and violent, but it's also beautiful.

    Beautiful   Dark   Black  
    "Brie Larson Talks SHORT TERM 12, Rupert Wyatt’s THE GAMBLER, Receiving the 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuosos Award, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 7, 2014.
  • Our great history has been that people came to Michigan because you didn't have to have a college degree to get a good-paying job. Consequently, we have got a larger number of our population that right now are facing outsourcing, et cetera, without higher or advanced degrees.

    Jobs   College   Numbers  
    " Lou Dobbs Tonight", www.cnn.com. March 8, 2005.
  • Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and see these buildings, and I think of where I stand when I design my architecture.

    "Talk Asia" with Anjali Rao, www.cnn.com. April 12, 2007.
  • There is properly no history, only biography.

    Essays "History" (1841)
  • In the preface to his great History of Europe, H. A. L. Fisher wrote: "Men wiser than and more learned than I have discerned in history a plot, a rhythm, a predetermined pattern. These harmonies are concealed from me. I can see only one emergency following upon another as wave follows upon wave ..." It seems to me that the same is true of the much older [geological stratigraphical] history of Europe.

    Wisdom   Science   Men  
  • A Lady with a Lamp shall stand In the great history of the land, A noble type of good, Heroic womanhood.

    Land   History   Lamps  
    "Santa Filomena" st. 10 (1858).
  • Well, let's see. There's -- of course -- in the great history of America rulings there have been rulings.

  • History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

  • Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it.

    Writing   Greatness   Men  
    Intentions "The Critic as Artist" pt. 1 (1891)
  • We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today.

    Chicago Tribune 25 May 1916 (interview with Charles N. Wheeler)
  • History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

    Lying   History   Soldier  
    Cynic's Word Book (1906) p. 161
  • I love Chicago. It's such a great town, and it's got great culture and great history, and it's not as extreme as LA or New York, and it's just- it's hard for me for work, because I don't live and work in the same place and that's tough. But I'm- I love it.

  • Punk rock seemed to make sense. I was listening to The Clash and I really loved their social messages and they have a great history of fighting racism.

    Fighting   Rocks   Racism  
    "Anti-Flag to incite May Day masses" by Mark Brown, April 28, 2006.
  • I talk about Africa and its meaning, being the birthplace of man and all that great history that's been erased and even hidden. I think it's my duty to be proud and to bring about the conversation that allows us to talk about the great history of my people.

    Nas
    Men   Thinking   People  
    Source: www.hypemagazine.co.za
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