History Quote by kurt vonnegut

“I addressed the scribes directing, speaking over his head. "History is merely a list of surprises," I said. "It can only prepare us to…

— Kurt Vonnegut

History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again.

— Kurt Vonnegut

“He who sees the past as surprise-free is bound to have a future full of surprises.”

— Amos Tversky

“I’m as surprised as you are,” Avasarala said. “Though I feel like I shouldn’t be. I actually read history. It’s like reading prophecy, you…

— James S.A. Corey

“History can never give us exact knowledge of what will happen in the future: rather, it shows us that our ability to prepare ourselves…

— Henning Mankell

“History is not what happened but what you are told has happened, irrespective of what is true.”

— Elspeth Marr

“One thing that's certain about the future: it will have more history than the present.”

— Paul J. McAuley

“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

“He said there are three kinds of history. The first is what really happened, and that is lost forever. The second is what most…

— Michael Gruber

“I know that history is going to be dominated by an improbable event, I just don’t know what that event will be.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“History can teach us so much, and yet we seem to learns so little.”

— Orrin Woodward

“I know that history will be dominated by an improbable event, I just don't know what that event will be.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb