Historians Quote by Josephine Tey

“Granted, there is always much that is hidden, and we must not forget that the writing of history - however dryly it is done…

— Hermann Hesse

“True history is almost invisible. It flows like an underground spring. It takes place in the shadows, and in silence.. And only a chosen…

— Félix J. Palma

“Some historians hold that history is just one damned thing after another.”

— Arnold Toynbee

“History is funny that way. Things that seem far off and impossible have a way of turning out to be bearer and more possible…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“we are not on the side of history made. We were, as I have said, situated in such a way that every lived minute…

— Jean-Paul Sartre

“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

“When it is a question of ascertaining whether or not some human act has really taken place, [historians] cannot be too painstaking. If they…

— Marc Bloch

“History – An account mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.”

— Ambrose Bierce

“History is indeed stranger than fiction. The twists and turns of human history are too outlandish for to be believable in any work of…

— A.E. Samaan

“I am merely a historian for fictional characters.”

— Ceara Comeau

“Historical reality has two sides. One is made ​​up of facts, events, material realities, and one of the ideas, images and dreams.”

— Anonymous

“Well behaved people and dreamers seldom make history. In fact, history has no place for such people.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour