History Quote by Elizabeth Bear

“It wasn’t as though they had a second Earth to use as a control. History itself was a massive n = 1 study, irreproducible.…

— James S.A. Corey

“And how many ideas have there been upon earth, in human history, which only ten years earlier were unimaginable and which suddenly appeared when…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“The Earth could not shoulder the weight of human error much longer, and unless action was taken soon, mankind would find itself suffocated in…

— Dylan James Quarles

“Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries”

— Benjamin Franklin

“If history has taught me anything about the nature of others, it has thought me that when natures can not be denied, they persist.”

— Dew Platt

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but human nature remains the same.”

— Ken Burns

“The more we try to explain sensibily these phenomena of history, the more senseless and incomphrensible they become for us.”

— Leo Tolstoy

“There are many things in science that were developed because it was possible rather than desirable. Humanity's curiosity will almost certainly be its downfall.”

— Tony Moyle

“it is the little causes, long continued, which are considered as bringing about the greatest changes of the earth. Along”

— James Hutton

“The earth is expertly designed to take back what it has created.”

— Caitlin Doughty

“The vastness of possibilities in space reminded me that while my life felt important, it was tiny in the scheme of things. Human civilization…

— Michelle Madow

“History is humankind trying to get a grip. Obviously not easy. But it could go better if you would pay a little more attention…

— Kim Stanley Robinson