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title: "17 Past Century Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Past Century quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Past Century sayings and thoughts."
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> [We have spent the best part of the past century enthusiastically testing the world to utter destruction; not looking closely enough at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prince-charles/we-have-spent-the-best-part-of-the-past-century-enthusiastically/)

[Prince Charles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prince-charles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/668/prince-charles-4903_action_we-have-spent-the-best-part-of-the-past_3056841.jpg)

> [The raw fact is that every successful example of economic development this past century ... has taken place via globalization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/the-raw-fact-is-that-every-successful-example-of-economic-development/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/008/paul-krugman-2255_business_the-raw-fact-is-that-every-successful-ex_1212613.png)

> [We have converted huge swaths of land and ocean into human habitats where we live and grow food and harvest energy. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annalee-newitz/we-have-converted-huge-swaths-of-land-and-ocean-into-human-habitats/)

[Annalee Newitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annalee-newitz/)

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> [In just the past century we have almost doubled the percentage of fat in our diets--from 20% in 1910 to about 35% today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zane-pilzer/in-just-the-past-century-we-have-almost-doubled-the-percentage-of-fat/)

[Paul Zane Pilzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zane-pilzer/)

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> [ For the past century or so that's \[ Monroe Doctrine\] actually been true, but it's declining very significantly. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/for-the-past-century-or-so-that-s-monroe-doctrine-actually-been-true/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [ The 'corporatization of America' during the past century \[has been\] an attack on democracy. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-corporatization-of-america-during-the-past-century-has-been-an/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/noam-chomsky-42_america_the-corporatization-of-america-during-th_233026.jpg)

> [At no time in the past century has public distrust of the government been so broadly distributed across the political spectrum, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-zimmermann/at-no-time-in-the-past-century-has-public-distrust-of-the-government/)

[Phil Zimmermann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-zimmermann/)

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> [The greatest advancements in living standards over the past century have been coincident with affordable energy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-s-watson/the-greatest-advancements-in-living-standards-over-the-past-century/)

[John S. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-s-watson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/john-s-watson-27426_climate_the-greatest-advancements-in-living-stan_352102.jpg)

> [How lucky we are to be able to see and hear so much of our history over the past century as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-springer/how-lucky-we-are-to-be-able-to-see-and-hear-so-much-of-our-history/)

[Jerry Springer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-springer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/jerry-springer-11004_history_how-lucky-we-are-to-be-able-to-see-and-h_1426280.jpg)

> [An illuminating read for every classical scholar engaged with the current quest for the subject's roots, and the excavation of the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-hall/an-illuminating-read-for-every-classical-scholar-engaged-with-the/)

[Edith Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a89/edith-hall-106608_adventure_an-illuminating-read-for-every-classical_1383868.png)

> [We're at a historical juncture: A growing number of people are declaring what has been achieved over the past decades in Europe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/we-re-at-a-historical-juncture-a-growing-number-of-people-are/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/557/martin-schulz-2953_blood_we-re-at-a-historical-juncture-a-growing_1096909.jpg)

> [Perhaps it has been too uncomfortable for those with vested interests to acknowledge, but we have spent the best part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prince-charles/perhaps-it-has-been-too-uncomfortable-for-those-with-vested-interests/)

[Prince Charles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prince-charles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/prince-charles-4903_acknowledge_perhaps-it-has-been-too-uncomfortable-fo_694211.jpg)

> [Turning one hundred was the worst birthday of my life. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Turning 101 was not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/turning-one-hundred-was-the-worst-birthday-of-my-life-i-wouldn-t-wish/)

[Annie Elizabeth Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-elizabeth-delany/)

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> [“Older people sometimes talk about the good old days when life was better. In fact, they talk nostalgically about their own youth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eraldo-banovac/older-people-sometimes-talk-about-the-good-old-days-when-life-was/)

[Eraldo Banovac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eraldo-banovac/)

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> [The earthquake in Haiti was a class-based catastrophe. It didn't much harm the wealthy elite up in the hills, they were shaken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-earthquake-in-haiti-was-a-class-based-catastrophe-it-didn-t-much/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [One could look over the past century and ask oneself, has the increased longevity been good, bad or indifferent?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-kass/one-could-look-over-the-past-century-and-ask-oneself-has-the/)

[Leon Kass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-kass/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dae/leon-kass-12927_century_one-could-look-over-the-past-century-and_1987970.jpg)

> [It has become much harder, in the past century, to tell where the garden leaves off and pure nature begins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-pollan/it-has-become-much-harder-in-the-past-century-to-tell-where-the/)

[Michael Pollan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-pollan/)

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