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Being Part Of History Quotes

Getting its history wrong is part of being a nation Picture Quote #1

Boston is the cream of the crop of the marathon world. It has such history that you feel such honor just being a part of it. All the other races have pacers to get you to a Boston qualifying time Picture Quote #1

People are hungry for stories. It’s part of our very being. Storytelling is a form of history, of immortality too. It goes from one generation to another. -Studs Terkel Picture Quote #1

One of the happier ironies of recent history is that even as Tibet is being wiped off the map in Tibet itself, here it is in California, in Switzerland, in Japan. All over the world, Tibetan Buddhism is now part of the neighborhood. In 1968, there were two Tibetan Buddhist centers in the West. By 2000, there were 40 in New York alone Picture Quote #1

I believe human beings mark a threshold in the development of the planet, of course, but it is only part of the picture. What Big History can do is show us the nature of our complexity and fragility and the dangers that face us, but it can also show us our power, with collective learning Picture Quote #1

I’m not sure I would make a direct connection between having press attention as a young person and being interested in the media as an older person. I came to it more organically, coming from a family of Irish Catholic storytellers. Storytelling is a pastime and important part of my family’s history and culture Picture Quote #1

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I think publishing’s strength is also its weakness. It’s got such a rich and celebrated history as an industry. For the most part, publishing people are incredibly creative, business is done based on the strength of relationships, and the product being peddled is books Picture Quote #1

The Ukraine has a long history of either being part of the Soviet Union or within that sphere Picture Quote #1

The idea that anybody might be allowed to use their common sense when clearly no harm is being done is part of history now Picture Quote #1

Merely being part of the United States, without regard to our own acts and ideas, does not make us moral or immoral beings. History is more complicated than that Picture Quote #1

I just lucked into this weird, little obscure cameoesque film career. I just love being a part of film history Picture Quote #1

Doing ‘Prometheus’ was what you imagine being an actor is like when you’re five. In a spacesuit, on another planet, getting killed by an alien. It was a real treat; it felt like being a part of movie history Picture Quote #1

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The most widely criticised singers in the history of opera, Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, happen also to be the best singers. I am honoured for being part of their group Picture Quote #1

As we have sought through the centuries to define ourselves as human beings and as nations through the prisms of history and literature, no small part of that effort has drawn us to the subject of war. We might even say that the humanities began with war and from war, and have remained entwined with it ever since Picture Quote #1

Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. I’m interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. I’m interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books Picture Quote #1

I feel like I’m part of history being made. I leave Apple board meetings thinking, ‘I’ve got to do a better job.’ Picture Quote #1

We did an album one time called White Mansions, about the civil war, but it was written by a guy from England. His looking at it from over there and it not being a part of his history made it so he could be objective Picture Quote #1

Only 3 to 5 percent of people are aware of being a part of history; the overwhelming majority think things will always be the way they are Picture Quote #1

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Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in various times, and obviously crowns were part of signals that were being sent throughout history by people of rank Picture Quote #1

Give me one other part of history where everybody shows up to the same social space. Fragmentation is a more natural state of being Picture Quote #1

I started drumming around the same time I came across this part of American history. But there seemed to be a way forward playing drums. There didn't seem to be a way forward being fascinated by a piece of history Picture Quote #1

Except for the people who were there that one day they discovered the polio vaccine, being part of history is rarely a good idea. History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between Picture Quote #1

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Getting its history wrong is part of being a nation (Being Part Of History Quotes) Boston is the cream of the crop of the marathon world. It has such history that you feel such honor just being a part of it. All the other races have pacers to get you to a Boston qualifying time (Being Part Of History Quotes) People are hungry for stories. It’s part of our very being. Storytelling is a form of history, of immortality too. It goes from one generation to another. -Studs Terkel (Being Part Of History Quotes) One of the happier ironies of recent history is that even as Tibet is being wiped off the map in Tibet itself, here it is in California, in Switzerland, in Japan. All over the world, Tibetan Buddhism is now part of the neighborhood. In 1968, there were two Tibetan Buddhist centers in the West. By 2000, there were 40 in New York alone. (Being Part Of History Quotes) I believe human beings mark a threshold in the development of the planet, of course, but it is only part of the picture. What Big History can do is show us the nature of our complexity and fragility and the dangers that face us, but it can also show us our power, with collective learning. (Being Part Of History Quotes) I’m not sure I would make a direct connection between having press attention as a young person and being interested in the media as an older person. I came to it more organically, coming from a family of Irish Catholic storytellers. Storytelling is a pastime and important part of my family’s history and culture. (Being Part Of History Quotes) I think publishing’s strength is also its weakness. It’s got such a rich and celebrated history as an industry. For the most part, publishing people are incredibly creative, business is done based on the strength of relationships, and the product being peddled is books. (Being Part Of History Quotes) The Ukraine has a long history of either being part of the Soviet Union or within that sphere (Being Part Of History Quotes) The idea that anybody might be allowed to use their common sense when clearly no harm is being done is part of history now. (Being Part Of History Quotes) Merely being part of the United States, without regard to our own acts and ideas, does not make us moral or immoral beings. History is more complicated than that. (Being Part Of History Quotes) I just lucked into this weird, little obscure cameoesque film career. I just love being a part of film history. (Being Part Of History Quotes) Doing ‘Prometheus’ was what you imagine being an actor is like when you’re five. In a spacesuit, on another planet, getting killed by an alien. It was a real treat; it felt like being a part of movie history (Being Part Of History Quotes) The most widely criticised singers in the history of opera, Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, happen also to be the best singers. I am honoured for being part of their group (Being Part Of History Quotes) As we have sought through the centuries to define ourselves as human beings and as nations through the prisms of history and literature, no small part of that effort has drawn us to the subject of war. We might even say that the humanities began with war and from war, and have remained entwined with it ever since (Being Part Of History Quotes) Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. I’m interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. I’m interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books (Being Part Of History Quotes) I feel like I’m part of history being made. I leave Apple board meetings thinking, ‘I’ve got to do a better job.’ (Being Part Of History Quotes) We did an album one time called White Mansions, about the civil war, but it was written by a guy from England. His looking at it from over there and it not being a part of his history made it so he could be objective (Being Part Of History Quotes) Only 3 to 5 percent of people are aware of being a part of history; the overwhelming majority think things will always be the way they are (Being Part Of History Quotes) Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in various times, and obviously crowns were part of signals that were being sent throughout history by people of rank (Being Part Of History Quotes) Give me one other part of history where everybody shows up to the same social space. Fragmentation is a more natural state of being (Being Part Of History Quotes) I started drumming around the same time I came across this part of American history. But there seemed to be a way forward playing drums. There didn't seem to be a way forward being fascinated by a piece of history (Being Part Of History Quotes) Except for the people who were there that one day they discovered the polio vaccine, being part of history is rarely a good idea. History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between (Being Part Of History Quotes)