Historic Quotes

300 Historic quotes by 263 unique authors

For me, in fact, the mark of the historic is the nonchalance with which it picks up an individual and deposits him in a trend,… — Mary McCarthy
Our historic imagination is at best slightly developed. We generalise and idealise the past egregiously. We set up little toys to stand as symbols for… — John Dewey
American power worldwide is at its historic zenith. — Zbigniew Brzezinski
From the first, I regarded myself as under obligation to my country to preserve the faces of its historic men and mothers — Mathew Brady
In the end, the Labour party could cease to represent labour. Stranger historic ironies have happened than that. — Enoch Powell
It was a dream start, a perfect start for us. We had to start qualification away from home in Portugal, the group favourites - and… — Lorik Cana
At a time when history made its way slowly, the few events were easily remembered and woven into a backdrop, known to everyone, before which… — Milan Kundera
People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy. — Hilda Solis
People in millenniums ahead will know what we were like in the 1930's and the thing that, the important major things that shaped our history… — Gordon Parks
President Lyndon Johnson's high spirits were marked as he circulated among the many guests whom he had invited to witness an event he confidently felt… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
For black politicians, civil rights organizations and white liberals to support the racist practices of the University of Michigan amounts to no less than a… — Walter E. Williams
I am convinced that climate change represents a historic opportunity on an even greater scale. — Naomi Klein
The Presidency is not merely an administrative office. Thats the least of it. It is more than an engineering job, efficient or inefficient. It is… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme… — Ehud Olmert
Today is indeed an historic occasion when as a first chair-in-office woman I hand over to another woman chair in office, your Prime Minister, Julia… — Kamla Persad-Bissessar
The media has become more forceful, has begun to recognize its traditional historic role and act on it, and truth is infectious. — Ron Suskind
Labor is today the most vital and potential power this planet has ever known, and its historic mission is as certain of ultimate realization as… — Eugene V. Debs
The cumulative effect of the Romantic theory of creativity, as played out in the context of belief in the virtue of the avant-garde, is that… — John Walford
I would say that most of my books are contemporary realistic fiction... a couple, maybe three, fall into the 'historic fiction' category. Science fiction is… — Lois Lowry
It seems that Canada's historic mission is to come to the selfless aid both of its friends and of complete strangers, and then, once the… — Kevin Myers
She has slimmed down since the height of impeachment, her thick blow-dried hair as shiny as Russian sable and her creamy cleavage, as historic in… — Monica Lewinsky
The release of 'Chinese Democracy' marks a historic moment in rock n' roll. — Irving Azoff
Challenges of historic import threaten America's future. Action on the deficit, economy, energy, health care and much more is imperative, yet our legislative institutions fail… — Evan Bayh
The amount of U.S. debt held by countries such as China and Japan is at a historic high, with foreign investors holding half of America's… — Evan Bayh
You don't let a historic site rot. — Robert Ballard

Who Wrote These Historic Quotes

263 authors contributed a total of 300 Historic Quotes, led by these top contributors: