History Quote by Orlandito Gonzalez

“History is the diary of humankind; to forget it is to try to navigate the future with no memory of the past.”

— T.L. Rese

“Submitting to history allows us to remember our society’s past. Although writing and art express history, it's our humanity which keeps all of us…

— K.P. Kollenborn

“Writing about the past is a way of reliving it, a way of seeing it unfold all over again. We place memories on pieces…

— Nathan Filer

“I would say that my ideal of writing history is to give the reader vicarious experience. You’re born in one particular century at a…

— Anonymous

“I never thought that history would become one of my life's passions. I never even liked history when I was at school, apart from…

— Barbara Quick

“History is what people want to remember.”

— Jane Stevenson

“We should learn from history, but always look to the future, bearing in mind that our decisions will shape it.”

— Alexander Stubb

“Anyone can write history. All it needs is memory. But to write a story you must have the power to dream.”

— Rabisankar Bal

“Keeping histories is as much about knowing what needs forgetting as what ought to be remembered.”

— Leah Bobet

“This is the best reason to learn history: not in order to predict the future, but to free yourself of the past and imagine…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Truth to tell, at any point in our lives we’ve forgotten more than we know about our own history. The world moves on, and…

— Dathan Auerbach

“What determines how we remember history and which elements are preserved and penetrate the collective consciousness? If historical novels stir your interest, pursue the…

— Ruta Sepetys