History Quote by Ralph Alfred Habas

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

— Leah Bobet

The problem of forgetting might not torment us so much if we could only convince ourselves that remembering isn't important. Perhaps the things we…

— Gary Wolf

“History is what people want to remember.”

— Jane Stevenson

“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

“What to Remember”

— Julie T. Lusk

“Remembering is organized for significance (not usefulness)”

— Grace Paley

“She remembered the conversation in the Library, as forgetting was the last thing a fully-trained Librarian should do. Memories were as important as books,…

— Genevieve Cogman

“So you see, it doesn’t terribly matter if you miss one item of knowledge in a series of similar items because providing you understand…

— Christine Brooke-Rose

“The main benefit of memory for past events may be that it allows us to imagine future events.”

— Thomas Suddendorf

“Learning from history helps us avoid repeating its mistakes.”

— T.A. Uner

“Memories were as important as books and almost as important as proper indexing.”

— Genevieve Cogman

“Learning new information isn't helpful unless it can be recalled later. Anything that increases one's memory power increases access to everything learned.” ~ Richard…

— Kevin Horsley