Guessing Quote by Will Durant Download Open image “History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.” — Will Durant ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Guessing History Prejudice Racism Sleep
“The hardest task for the historian… is to consider the evidence without prejudice. We all have prior agendas and tend to find what we’re… — Christopher Evans Copy Share Image
Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
We don't have as much prejudice as we did 40 years ago, but today it is more educated — Edward James Olmos Copy Share Image
The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Knowing about the horrors of the past imparts a responsibility to call out prejudice in the world today. — Lindsay Hoyle Copy Share Image
Historicism and cultural relativism actually are a means to avoid testing our own prejudices and asking, for example, whether men are really equal or… — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
I know nothing about this subject, but I do have prejudices, which I am more than happy to share with you. — Leon Botstein Copy Share Image
Prejudice does not mean false ideas, but only ... opinions adopted before examination. — Joseph de Maistre Copy Share Image
I came to think of myself, not as a dance and chaos of molecules, but as a brief and minute portion of that majestic… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“This is the tragedy of almost every civilization—that its soul is in its faith, and seldom survives philosophy.” — Will Durant Copy Share Image
In philosophy, as in politics, the longest distance between two points is a straight line. — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“Hence the uselessness of logic: no one ever convinced anybody by logic; and even logicians use logic only as a source of income. To… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“It is a mistake to think that the past is dead. Nothing that has ever happened is quite without influence at this moment. The… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“There is hardly an absurdity of the past that cannot be found flourishing somewhere in the present. Underneath all civilization, ancient or modern, moved… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
The Islamic conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history. It is a discouraging tale, for its evident moral is that civilization… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“Intellectualism—the conception of man as above all a thinking animal, consciously adapting means to rationally chosen ends—fell sick with Rousseau, took to its bed… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“All those fascinating varieties of terrain—mountains and valleys, fiords and straits, gulfs and streams—that make Europe a panorama of diverse delight, have broken the… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“To be great is not to be placed above humanity, ruling others; but to stand above the partialities and futilities of uninformed desire, and… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
Life has taught me one big lesson, always keep the girlies guessing. — Elvis Presley Copy Share Image
Listen, young people, I understand narcissism - clearly. But at least I have the decency to hate myself. And that's what's missing from the… — Janeane Garofalo Copy Share Image
You make a movie and it's like convincing people to go on an expedition with you. You think you know where it's going to… — David Ayer Copy Share Image
Forever this time," he said as Sawyer strode toward them. Tara sighed blissfully. "You know what this means, right?" "I'm done guessing," he said.… — Jill Shalvis Copy Share Image
I love enemies, though not in the Christian way. They amuse me, excite my blood. Being always on one’s guard, catching every glance, the… — Mikhail Lermontov Copy Share Image
Have any of you taken a look out at Greece in the last, say, hour or so? (Hermes) What? Are they reacting to the… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
A miracle worker who can do more with less, pacify rival groups, endure chronic second guessing, tolerate low levels of support, process large volumes… — Michael Fullan Copy Share Image
“Empowering Women 101: If a normal man wants you he will let you know. You won't have to guess. He will move mountains to… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
My greatest desire as an actor is to keep people guessing and not do anything close to what I did last time. — Pablo Schreiber Copy Share Image
You can choose who you want to be the hero [in Hard Candy], but youll be second-guessing yourself -- theres just no right answer.… — Ellen Page Copy Share Image
