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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

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

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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

It's a penis, Margo said, in the same sense that Rhode Island is a state: it may have an illustrious history, but it sure isn't big Picture Quote #1

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

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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

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

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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

Jazz in itself is not struggling. That is, the music itself is not struggling... It’s the attitude that’s in trouble. My plays insist that we should not forget or toss away our history Picture Quote #1

Just in general, any government throughout history hasn’t really wanted its people to be educated, because then they couldn’t control them as easily Picture Quote #1

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People don’t always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history Picture Quote #1

The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can repeat. So information is a defence. Through this we can build, we must build, a defence against repetition Picture Quote #1

The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal Picture Quote #1

How are fears born? They are born because of differences in tradition and history; they are born because of differences in emotional, political and national circumstances. Because of such differences, people fear they cannot live together Picture Quote #1

The odds are always against you no matter what your previous history is. You have to overcome the tendency to relax Picture Quote #1

History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again Picture Quote #1

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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) It's a penis, Margo said, in the same sense that Rhode Island is a state: it may have an illustrious history, but it sure isn't big (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) Jazz in itself is not struggling. That is, the music itself is not struggling... It’s the attitude that’s in trouble. My plays insist that we should not forget or toss away our history (History Quotes) Just in general, any government throughout history hasn’t really wanted its people to be educated, because then they couldn’t control them as easily (History Quotes) People don’t always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history (History Quotes) The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can repeat. So information is a defence. Through this we can build, we must build, a defence against repetition (History Quotes) The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal (History Quotes) How are fears born? They are born because of differences in tradition and history; they are born because of differences in emotional, political and national circumstances. Because of such differences, people fear they cannot live together (History Quotes) The odds are always against you no matter what your previous history is. You have to overcome the tendency to relax (History Quotes) History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again (History Quotes)

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