--- title: "13 History Look Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 History Look quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best History Look sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c2/michael-eckers-262619_forward_history-is-something-to-look-forward-to_704668.jpg" --- > [“History is Something to Look Forward to...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-eckers/history-is-something-to-look-forward-to/) [Michael Eckers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-eckers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c2/michael-eckers-262619_forward_history-is-something-to-look-forward-to_704668.jpg) > [Wise men read very sharply all of your private history in your look and gait and behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/wise-men-read-very-sharply-all-of-your-private-history-in-your-look/) [Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e1/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_behavior_wise-men-read-very-sharply-all-of-your-p_2739578.png) > [“We should learn from history, but always look to the future, bearing in mind that our decisions will shape it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stubb/we-should-learn-from-history-but-always-look-to-the-future-bearing-in/) [Alexander Stubb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stubb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/alexander-stubb-56256_future_we-should-learn-from-history-but-always_2876264.jpg) > [Nobody can look back into our history and look at everyone who contributed into our development as a country and find someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-scheer/nobody-can-look-back-into-our-history-and-look-at-everyone-who/) [Andrew Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-scheer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/andrew-scheer-6092_back_nobody-can-look-back-into-our-history-an_174896.jpg) > [I excavate history. I look at lives buried under too much silence. Periods of time, like slavery, have to be revisited, reimagined,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yusef-komunyakaa/i-excavate-history-i-look-at-lives-buried-under-too-much-silence/) [Yusef Komunyakaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yusef-komunyakaa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/yusef-komunyakaa-16756_buried_i-excavate-history-i-look-at-lives-burie_2343710.png) > [“They were ancient history. They were so ancient they made ancient history look modern. Well, okay . . . maybe medieval.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberta-pearce/they-were-ancient-history-they-were-so-ancient-they-made-ancient/) [Roberta Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberta-pearce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/roberta-pearce-33633_ancient-history_they-were-ancient-history-they-were-so-a_2159336.jpg) > [I think that when you look at history and when you look at these facts that shape nations and shape countries and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/immortal-technique/i-think-that-when-you-look-at-history-and-when-you-look-at-these/) [Immortal Technique](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/immortal-technique/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d88/immortal-technique-2529_attention_i-think-that-when-you-look-at-history-an_678145.png) > [What I really love is modern political history. I love the research process, whether it's digging through old newspaper stories, artifacts from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-kornacki/what-i-really-love-is-modern-political-history-i-love-the-research/) [Steve Kornacki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-kornacki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4b/steve-kornacki-3435_election_what-i-really-love-is-modern-political-h_1149843.jpg) > [If you look at history, and if you look at all these different things that have threatened the movie industry - from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/if-you-look-at-history-and-if-you-look-at-all-these-different-things/) [Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40e/kim-dotcom-15277_always_if-you-look-at-history-and-if-you-look-a_517657.png) > [“We have such a long history that when I look into his eyes that's all I can see. I forget the stupidity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-a-linde/we-have-such-a-long-history-that-when-i-look-into-his-eyes-that-s-all/) [K.A. Linde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-a-linde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8da/k-a-linde-13081_history_we-have-such-a-long-history-that-when-i_674520.jpg) > [Americans treat history like a cookbook. Whenever they are uncertain what to do next, they turn to history and look up the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-baker/americans-treat-history-like-a-cookbook-whenever-they-are-uncertain/) [Russell Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de8/russell-baker-2930_cookbook_americans-treat-history-like-a-cookbook_1349035.png) > [When I look at American history and I look at what history means to me, I look at it as if it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kadir-nelson/when-i-look-at-american-history-and-i-look-at-what-history-means-to/) [Kadir Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kadir-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc5/kadir-nelson-41157_american-history_when-i-look-at-american-history-and-i-lo_2369335.jpg) > [You can't anticipate history. It's only when you look back you see what the Romans did, and what various other empires did,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-tearne/you-can-t-anticipate-history-it-s-only-when-you-look-back-you-see/) [Roma Tearne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-tearne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/roma-tearne-36204_anticipate_you-can-t-anticipate-history-it-s-only-w_3149250.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/history-look/#itemlist", "name": "History Look Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“History is Something to Look Forward to...”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Eckers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-eckers/history-is-something-to-look-forward-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c2/michael-eckers-262619_forward_history-is-something-to-look-forward-to_704668.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c2/michael-eckers-262619_forward_history-is-something-to-look-forward-to_704668.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c2/michael-eckers-262619_forward_history-is-something-to-look-forward-to_704668.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“History is Something to Look Forward to...” — Michael Eckers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Wise men read very sharply all of your private history in your look and gait and behavior.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ralph Waldo Emerson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/wise-men-read-very-sharply-all-of-your-private-history-in-your-look/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e1/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_behavior_wise-men-read-very-sharply-all-of-your-p_2739578.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e1/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_behavior_wise-men-read-very-sharply-all-of-your-p_2739578.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e1/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_behavior_wise-men-read-very-sharply-all-of-your-p_2739578.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Wise men read very sharply all of your private history in your look and gait and behavior.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We should learn from history, but always look to the future, bearing in mind that our decisions will shape it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alexander Stubb" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stubb/we-should-learn-from-history-but-always-look-to-the-future-bearing-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/alexander-stubb-56256_future_we-should-learn-from-history-but-always_2876264.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/alexander-stubb-56256_future_we-should-learn-from-history-but-always_2876264.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/alexander-stubb-56256_future_we-should-learn-from-history-but-always_2876264.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We should learn from history, but always look to the future, bearing in mind that our decisions will shape it.” — Alexander Stubb", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Nobody can look back into our history and look at everyone who contributed into our development as a country and find someone who's flawless.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew Scheer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-scheer/nobody-can-look-back-into-our-history-and-look-at-everyone-who/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/andrew-scheer-6092_back_nobody-can-look-back-into-our-history-an_174896.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/andrew-scheer-6092_back_nobody-can-look-back-into-our-history-an_174896.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/andrew-scheer-6092_back_nobody-can-look-back-into-our-history-an_174896.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Nobody can look back into our history and look at everyone who contributed into our development as a country…” — Andrew Scheer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I excavate history. 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