American history Quote by Barbara Holland

I can't understand why I flunked American history. When I was a kid there was so little of it.

— George Burns

I knew nothing of American History because I didn't pay attention to American History in school. Because I did not see myself in American…

— Okieriete Onaodowan

One of the delightful things about Americans is that they have absolutely no historical memory.

— Zhou Enlai

If you don't remember history accurately, how can you learn?

— Maya Lin

History is not what you think. It is what you can remember.

— W. C. Sellar

Americans treat history like a cookbook. Whenever they are uncertain what to do next, they turn to history and look up the proper recipe,…

— Russell Baker

Remember the lessons of history - if we don't learn from history, we're bound to repeat it.

— Ted Cruz

I like American history.

— Kevin Costner

There's a good reason why nobody studies history, it just teaches you too much.

— Noam Chomsky

There's an old saying about those who forget history. I don't remember it, but it's good.

— Stephen Colbert

I think that America has an obsession with history, really.

— JJ Feild

You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school.

— Stephen Ambrose