History gives you insight of the same quality of truth as poetry or philosophy or a novel. — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there. — George Santayana Copy Share Image
History is the only laboratory we have in which to test the consequences of thought. — Etienne Gilson Copy Share Image
The history of the world which is still taught to our children is essentially a series of race murders — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
Even the bands I dig don't have a history of attaining mass consumption. — Evan Dando Copy Share Image
The first step to get people interested in history is to wonder how things could have been different. — Gavriel David Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
Political vitriol is a familiar enough characteristic of American history. — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
I think one's history and past is important at a certain time in your life, especially as an artist, just to try… — Olivia d'Abo Copy Share Image
Whether you're a history buff or a fantasy fan, Druon's epic will keep you turning pages. This was the original game of… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
One of the enduring lessons of history is that whenever an empire becomes insular to 'protect' itself, intellectual decline and cultural intolerance… — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
Baseball has so much history and tradition. You can respect it, or you can exploit it for profit, but it's still being… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
Neither a wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
The history taught in our schools is scandalous. We grew up believing that Columbus actually discovered America. We still celebrate Columbus Day.… — Woody Harrelson Copy Share Image
“That Europe is coming to an end after thousands of years of a proud history is not due to the strength of… — Markus Willinger Copy Share Image
I want to make history and be the first-ever SmackDown Women's Champion, and whatever I have to do to make that happen,… — Carmella Copy Share Image
We forget that there is much more patriotism in having the audacity to differ from the majority than in running before the… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
In the digital universe, our personal history and its sense of narrative is succeeded by our social networking profile - a snapshot… — Douglas Rushkoff Copy Share Image
To support its conclusion that 'this is a religious people... this is a Christian nation,' the Court paraded a veritable litany of… — David Barton Copy Share Image
Despite the fact that he has run the most incompetent administration in history, President Obama remains a solid bet for re-election in… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
“the impulse toward excessive self sacrifice comes from women's history, not their nature. The reason self-sacrifice seems so natural for women in… — Stephanie Golden Copy Share Image
'The Victorian Internet' is a must read for anyone interested in the history of technology and in the cycles of hype, boom,… — John Battelle Copy Share Image
We've taken bold action at home by making historic investments in renewable energy, by putting our people to work increasing efficiency in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our historical experience teaches us that men imitate one another, that their attitudes are statistically calculable, their opinions manipulable, and that man… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“Location, location, location, the realtors say. Geography is destiny, respond the historians. War” — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
I don't have incredible knowledge about films or of filmmaking history; I'm not that kind of person. — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
History is organized memory, and the organization is all important! — Henry Steele Commager Copy Share Image
“The lesson of history is that we don't learn the lessons of history.” — Thomas G. Donlan Copy Share Image
“War isn't about making history war is about breaking the present.” — Christoforos Darbinian Copy Share Image
I find the name of Jesus Christ written on the top of every page of modern history. — George Bancroft Copy Share Image
The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
There are several books out on punk history, but I haven't read any of them. I was there. — Greg Ginn Copy Share Image
“Liberty was fought with bullets, Blood was shed for independence, Sacrifices were made for freedom.” — D.L. Lewis Copy Share Image
It's not like I'm all into nostalgia and history, it's just that I can't stand the way things are now — Novala Takemoto Copy Share Image
For my entire life, I have held the cards of my complicated family history very close to my chest. — Shaun King Copy Share Image
Fremantle is part of Perth - it's home to me. Amazing beaches, restaurants and history. — Sam Kerr Copy Share Image
If you keep on fighting progress, you might find yourself on the wrong side of history. — Sesethu Maxamba Copy Share Image
