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History Quotes

The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history Picture Quote #1

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history Picture Quote #1

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included Picture Quote #1

We've got the most prosperous culture in human history and we've also got the biggest spiritual hole in human history Picture Quote #1

I believe that history has shape, order, and meaning; that exceptional men, as much as economic forces, produce change; and that passe abstractions like beauty, nobility, and greatness have a shifting but continuing validity Picture Quote #1

Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it Picture Quote #1

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Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity Picture Quote #1

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history Picture Quote #1

Literature is the expression of a feeling of deprivation, a recourse against a sense of something missing. But the contrary is also true: language is what makes us human. It is a recourse against the meaningless noise and silence of nature and history Picture Quote #1

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christ's vineyard Picture Quote #1

If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility Picture Quote #1

Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time Picture Quote #1

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Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire Picture Quote #1

History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is never reproduced. It is as utterly gone out of the world as the song of a destroyed wild bird Picture Quote #1

I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. It's not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written Picture Quote #1

In the old days. It was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didn't have opinions. When I was producing natural history programmes, I didn't use them as vehicles for my own opinion. They were factual programmes Picture Quote #1

What we call National - Socialism is the poisonous perversion of ideas which have a long history in German intellectual life Picture Quote #1

All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing Picture Quote #1

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In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed Picture Quote #1

I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pride in the reflection that this home of legislative debate represents human liberty in the purest form yet devised Picture Quote #1

Historic figures have homes to visit for posterity; the Lord of history left no home. Luminaries leave libraries and write their memoirs; he left one book, penned by ordinary people. Deliverers speak of winning through might and conquest; he spoke of a place in the heart Picture Quote #1

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations Picture Quote #1

Their memory's like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away and the things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget that history puts a saint in every dream Picture Quote #1

To give Tinker Bell a voice for the first time in history is such an honor Picture Quote #1

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It is unprecedented for the men who made a revolution to remain in power after it is over. Yet one still finds revolutionaries: that proves how badly history is taught Picture Quote #1

Religion is the worst enemy of mankind. No single war in the history of humanity has killed as many people as religion has Picture Quote #1

I’ve always considered Christ to be one of the greatest revolutionaries in the history of humanity Picture Quote #1

I think that we need history as much as we need bread or water or love Picture Quote #1

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots Picture Quote #1

A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one is of today, the other of tomorrow. Memory is history recorded in our brain, memory is a painter, it paints pictures of the past and of the day Picture Quote #1

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The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history (History Quotes) The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history (History Quotes) Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included (History Quotes) We've got the most prosperous culture in human history and we've also got the biggest spiritual hole in human history (History Quotes) I believe that history has shape, order, and meaning; that exceptional men, as much as economic forces, produce change; and that passe abstractions like beauty, nobility, and greatness have a shifting but continuing validity (History Quotes) Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it (History Quotes) Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity (History Quotes) Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history (History Quotes) Literature is the expression of a feeling of deprivation, a recourse against a sense of something missing. But the contrary is also true: language is what makes us human. It is a recourse against the meaningless noise and silence of nature and history (History Quotes) Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christ's vineyard (History Quotes) If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility (History Quotes) Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time (History Quotes) Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire (History Quotes) History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is never reproduced. It is as utterly gone out of the world as the song of a destroyed wild bird (History Quotes) I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. It's not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written (History Quotes) In the old days. It was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didn't have opinions. When I was producing natural history programmes, I didn't use them as vehicles for my own opinion. They were factual programmes (History Quotes) What we call National - Socialism is the poisonous perversion of ideas which have a long history in German intellectual life (History Quotes) All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing (History Quotes) In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed (History Quotes) I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pride in the reflection that this home of legislative debate represents human liberty in the purest form yet devised (History Quotes) Historic figures have homes to visit for posterity; the Lord of history left no home. Luminaries leave libraries and write their memoirs; he left one book, penned by ordinary people. Deliverers speak of winning through might and conquest; he spoke of a place in the heart (History Quotes) It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations (History Quotes) Their memory's like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away and the things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget that history puts a saint in every dream (History Quotes) To give Tinker Bell a voice for the first time in history is such an honor (History Quotes) It is unprecedented for the men who made a revolution to remain in power after it is over. Yet one still finds revolutionaries: that proves how badly history is taught (History Quotes) Religion is the worst enemy of mankind. No single war in the history of humanity has killed as many people as religion has (History Quotes) I’ve always considered Christ to be one of the greatest revolutionaries in the history of humanity (History Quotes) I think that we need history as much as we need bread or water or love (History Quotes) A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots (History Quotes) A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one is of today, the other of tomorrow. Memory is history recorded in our brain, memory is a painter, it paints pictures of the past and of the day (History Quotes)

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