Contemporary Quote by Toni Morrison

History is not just about the past. It also reveals the present.

— David Von Drehle

“History is important because it teaches us about the past. And bylearning about the past, you come to understand the present, so that you…

— Richelle Mead

History is the interpretation of the significance that the past has for us.

— Johan Huizinga

The past is the place we view the present from as much as the other way around.

— Frederick Buechner

History is what we read, write and think about the past.

— Michael Howard

“History is important because it teaches us about the past. And bylearning about the past, you come to understand the present, so that you…

— Richelle Mead

If we understand the past, we are more likely to recognise what is happening around us.

— Helen Dunmore

The present enables us to understand the past, not the other way round.

— A. J. P. Taylor

There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our being where we are today, and I think that…

— Wilma Mankiller

Our view of history diminishes the reality of the past. We concentrate on the historic event as something that has happened, and in so…

— Ian Mortimer

“When the past gets its teeth into our daily life, it may get to grips with an astringent reality and adjust our timeline. By…

— Erik Pevernagie

It may be enough to study history in all its nuance and ambiguity for its own sake. But there is no country free of…

— Colm Toibin