A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also… — Aristide Briand Copy Share Image
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History records the large events or the general condition of society, but only an individual can put down the way of life… — Gladys Taber Copy Share Image
I studied history and English in college, got a master's in writing, but I was always sort of an autodidact in science. — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
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The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the cold war, is that the engine of capitalism, the individual, is mightier… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
But Maastricht was not the end of history. It was a first step towards a Europe of growth, of employment, a social… — Laurent Fabius Copy Share Image
Men are not the causers of history. History itself, by a pressure of events, causes men to resort to particular actions. — Tanith Lee Copy Share Image
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When I looked further into my mother's history, I realised that her anxieties and her neuroses could be accounted for by facts… — John Rhys-Davies Copy Share Image
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All of Western tradition, from the late bloom of the British Empire right through the early doom of Vietnam, dictates that you… — June Jordan Copy Share Image
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Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A judge must interpret statutes as written. And a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and… — Brett Kavanaugh Copy Share Image
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Then I thought, Whoa. If there are no photographs, then there is no history. I'm going to get in there. I'm going… — Joel Meyerowitz Copy Share Image
No amphibious attack in history has approached this one in size. Along miles of coastline there were hundreds of vessels and small… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
In the Confederate Army, an officer was judged by stark courage alone, and this made it possible for the Confederacy to live… — Chesty Puller Copy Share Image
You know what's the greatest part of anything ever in the history of everything? Exaggeration. No, wait; it's correcting yourself. No, better… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
I don't understand this world, some people never understand, I feel sometimes like if you want them to know about the history,… — Black Son Beats Copy Share Image
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My younger sister retired a few years ago after a 30-year career teaching history and social studies at an inner-city high school. — Judy Woodruff Copy Share Image
History teaches, perhaps, very few clear lessons. But surely one such lesson learned by the world at great cost is that aggression,… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“a historian named Herodotus, tells of a thief who was to be executed. As he was taken away he made a bargain… — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
I don't know anything about American history or presidents. I don't know what tailgating is! I've never been to an Olive Garden! — Emma Watson Copy Share Image
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English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to… — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
It's very important for cities all around the world to reinvent themselves, and Glasgow is a good example of that. The Scots… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
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Peace will not wipe out the memory of the massacres it has committed...And on this last day of the century, I promise… — Hassan Nasrallah Copy Share Image
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