Events Quote by Anne Fortier

People seem to lose all respect for the past; events succeed each other with such velocity that the most remarkable one of a few…

— Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter.

— William Ralph Inge

The power of the past does not depend on our knowledge of it.

— Mason Cooley

Any single historical event is too complex to be adequately known by anyone. It transcends all the intellectual capacities of men. Our practice is…

— Anonymous

History is full of people who out of fear, or ignorance, or lust for power has destroyed knowledge of immeasurable value which truly belongs…

— Carl Sagan

There are very few events that we all would point to as moments that changed the course of human history.

— Phil Scott

“One person's actions can alter the course of history, and a political or military mischance can touch off a catastrophic reaction that has repercussions…

— Timothy Venning

You simply cannot change what has happened in the past.

— Dejan Lovren

Its not about what has happened in the past, its about what we can make of the future!

— Nishan Panwar

Nothing in the past is as powerful as what we choose to do in the present moment.

— Louise Hay

You cannot see the past that did not happen any more than you can foresee the future.

— Madeleine L'Engle

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

— Lee Simonson