Book Quote by Whoopi Goldberg

I, indeed, following the true law of history, have never set down any fact that I have not learned from trustworthy speakers or writers.

— William of Malmesbury

“You can believe history books when they tell you when wars were fought. You just can’t trust them as to why.”

— Jarod Kintz

The truth was, history repeated itself on a daily basis; mistakes were made over and over. People were haunted by what they had done,…

— Jodi Picoult

When a history book contains no lies it is always tedious.

— Anatole France

“HIstory collects secrets like politicians collect lies.”

— Steve Robinson

Truth is in history, but history is not the truth.

— Nicolas Gomez Davila

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“It’s not in the history books because if people knew the truth they wouldn’t be able to go about their day to day lives,…

— M.D. Bowden

I suppose I ought to think up some dramatic, quotable phrase for Public Information and the history books, but I'm damned if any of…

— David Weber

“We scarcely dare to trust the truth of history, in some of its traits of human nature,” said Ellena.”

— Ann Radcliffe

There is the truth of history, and there is the truth of what a person remembers.

— Rebecca Wells

The truth of history crowds out the truth of fiction - as if one were obliged to choose between them.

— Susan Sontag