Asking Quote by Joshua Greenberg

One of the great things about history is that it sort of isn't a done deal - ever. The historical texts and the historical…

— Mary Beard

What is history, indeed, but a record of change?

— Jawaharlal Nehru

History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.

— Otto von Bismarck

History is in the past and tomorrow we will try and write a new page.

— Didier Deschamps

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.

— A. J. P. Taylor

I finished the [blog] post reflecting on the fact that, despite all the changes in my life, maybe I wasn't so different after all.…

— Stephanie Nielson

The more history I read, the more everything seems to point to the same thing.

— Peter Buffett

History's long arc is different than the today's headlines.

— Condoleezza Rice

Historical change is like an avalanche. The starting point is a snow-covered mountainside that looks solid. All changes take place under the surface and…

— Norman Davies

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable.

— John W. Gardner

History has rewritten itself so many times I'm not really sure how it was to begin with -- it's a bit like trying to…

— Jasper Fforde

When we're writing anything, we're bearing witness to the time we live in and how it's different from any other time in history.

— Alison Hawthorne Deming