- Growth
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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
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not look for the impossible, but do not let your path deviate from the quiet and steadfast insistence on full opportunities for your powers.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed on its migrations, and the people with whom it came into contact, must be considered.
- Foolhardy
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- Nov 07, 2020
History is cyclical, and it would be foolhardy to assume that the culture wars will never return.
- Looking Back
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- Nov 07, 2020
Looking back at my high school years, I'm struck by how slowly history can move.
- Blended
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have three degrees in history and only one in law, but since I came back to specialize in constitutional law where history is so essentially a part and an explanation of much that exists, the two disciplines blended very well.
- Blot
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- Nov 07, 2020
The whole westward expansion myth is seen as romantic. But it's a joke, a blot on American history.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are focusing too much on the problems and forgetting about the opportunities of immigration. Let us learn from our history. Immigration has been great for Australia in the past. I believe it will be great for Australia in the future.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020
After America won the Cold War, some believed we had come to the 'end of history,' and budget-cutters celebrated the so-called 'peace dividend.' As a result, we ignored the toxic mixture of militant Islam and terror that ultimately led to 9/11.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I further value this gift as it gave me an opportunity to accept this distinguished honor in a country so devoted to this cause and whose history marks a wonderful chapter in world development.
- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no short and easy road, no magic cure for those ills which have afflicted mankind from the dawn of history.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.
- Diplomats
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let's make a deal with the Serbs. Neither history nor emotion in the Balkans will permit multinationalism. We have to give up on the illusion of the last eight years... Dayton isn't working. Nobody - except diplomats and petty officials - believes in a sovereign Bosnia and the Dayton accords.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020