- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
History Quotes
Personal history and the record we leave.
Quotes about "history" here move between the personal and the public — early museum visits that shaped a scientific mindset, and a family history full of preachers and former priests. For enduring, timeless sayings, see Long quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Interest
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- Nov 07, 2020
I taught woman-centered childbirth classes for five years and have a particular interest in the history of childbirth practices.
- Cliffs
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- Nov 07, 2020
Venice is truly magical. The Devon-Dorset coast in England is so beautiful, and its sandstone cliffs are full of fossils, which can make for some very exciting walks. And I love Halifax, a great place with all the modern things you could want, plus a wonderful sense of history, and, of course, the sea.
- Disaster
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- Nov 07, 2020
Never in our country's history have we witnessed a natural disaster that has impacted so many people in such a wide area. In fact, as of the writing of this column, millions of people along the Gulf Coast have been displaced from their homes in a period of only five days.
- Adverse Conditions
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- Nov 07, 2020
At many points during our nation's history, there have been times - known in our history textbooks as 'panics' - when adverse conditions affecting the financial and economic sectors of the country have caused individuals to hoard more than they need.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hope unbelieved is always considered nonsense. But hope believed is history in the process of being changed.
- Humility
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- Nov 07, 2020
But when one believes that you've been appointed by God for a particular mission in history, you have to be very careful about that, how you speak about that. Where is the self-reflection in that? Where is the humility in that?
- Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Medicare and Social Security have created the healthiest and most financially secure generation of senior citizens in American history.
- Black Americans
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- Nov 07, 2020
The injustices endured by black Americans at the hands of their own government have no parallel in our history, not only during the period of slavery but also in the Jim Crow era that followed.
- Reality
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- Nov 07, 2020
History shows that you can't - you can't have security in Southeast Asia without security in Northeast Asia. It's just the reality.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mr. Speaker, we have reached a point in history where some have forgotten that it is the family, not the government, that is the fundamental building block of our society.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
History often reads as a hard and grim experience. But people are remarkably resilient and funny, even when the going is very hard.
- Our
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- Nov 07, 2020
The hallmark of our times is change and acceleration, but we have to provide the history.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020