Hindsight Quote by Kate Atkinson

Hindsight's a wonderful thing. If we all had it there would be no history to write about.

— Kate Atkinson

For historians, hindsight can be a treacherous ally. Enabling us to trace the hidden patterns of past events, it beguiles us with the mirage…

— Eric Foner

There's a tendency when we write history to do it with the power of hindsight and then assume almost god-like knowledge that nobody living…

— David Grann

The inevitable effect of a biographer's hindsight is to belittle the subject's foresight.

— Clive James

Hindsight is the historian's necessary vice.

— Hilary Mantel

“Hindsight is always easier than the dreadful moment of decision.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“History is a merciless judge. It lays bare our tragic blunders and foolish missteps and exposes our most intimate secrets, wielding the power of…

— David Grann

“Having no history, I decide, is a blessing. I wouldn’t want to be cursed with the memory of a lifetime of mistakes.”

— Anne Heltzel

“It might never have happened. That’s among the most important lessons of history . . . and of life. There is so much around us that might…

— David McCullough

“In hindsight, events seem logical”

— Don Norman

“History wasn't made without taking risks, that much he knew. So maybe sometimes you had to take risks to write it, too?”

— Robert Harris

“Don't let history write itself for you.”

— Christine Stobbe