History Quote by Michael Shermer

History unfolds itself by strange and unpredictable paths. We have little control over the future; and none at all over the past.

— Winston Churchill

History is an intricate web of of timing, people, circumstances, and serendipity.

— Don Rittner

History is change happening one person at a time.

— Matt Damon

The long history of mankind is studded with convergences, perhaps most notably in social systems and the use of artefacts and technology. But for…

— Simon Conway Morris

History does influence our lives - every moment. We never sort of live our lives in a linear fashion. We always have these memories…

— Dinaw Mengestu

Human history is in truth nothing but the history of the slow, uncertain, and surprising fulfillment of the Promise.

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

History is not the linear sort of movement toward better and better things.

— Ben H. Winters

“History works on a long time scale, and at any given moment we can perceive its directions but imperfectly.”

— Daniel Walker Howe

History is the science of people.

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

The way we live history is not the way historians tell history. Our lives are messy and chaotic and bewildering.

— David Grann

The main thing history can teach us is that human actions have consequences, and that certain choices, once made, cannot be undone.

— Gerda Lerner

History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living.

— Lawrence Durrell