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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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing that concerns me most is that, in the digital age, if we fail to make efforts to maintain the value of our content, there is the high possibility for the value to be greatly reduced, as the history of the music industry has shown.
- Relay
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- Nov 07, 2020
History is a relay of revolutions.
- Disappointment
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- Nov 07, 2020
I worked hard at my four-year M.A., but got a 2.1. That was a big disappointment, as I wanted to write about history and thought I needed a First.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The people who read the history books tend to have a natural zeal and are alarmingly well-read.
- Alone
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- Nov 07, 2020
From 1801, Napoleon began an ambitious programme of civil reform to standardise law and justice, centralise education, introduce uniform weights and measures and a fully functioning internal market. That achievement alone makes him one of the giants of history.
- Reading
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- Nov 07, 2020
We've all faced the charge that our novels are history lite, and to some extent, that's true. Yet for some, historical fiction is a way into reading history proper.
- Efficiently
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- Nov 07, 2020
History tells us that a general can move and feed an army as efficiently as he likes, but the real litmus test is the battlefield.
- Humor
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's such a rich history in 'SNL' of political humor, and I think audience members expect that from us.
- Presence
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- Nov 07, 2020
All of this got me thinking about the history of the westward expansion, and got me to wondering how the exploration of the Solar System would be changed if there were an indigenous presence out there.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
History is full of really good stories. That's the main reason I got into this racket: I want to make the argument that history is interesting.
- Help
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- Nov 07, 2020
What satellites help to show us is we've actually only found a fraction of a percent of ancient settlements and sites all over the world... It's the most exciting time in history to be an archaeologist.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
No matter how troubled a character's history, romance novels tell us, love can be built upon it, and happily-ever-after can result. What's more, the darker the past, the brighter the future - and the better the read.
- Become
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Trump-Pence administration has truly become one of the most explicitly anti-LGBTQ administrations in history.
- Modern
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would take issue with the assertion that President Trump has reached out to a diverse group for his cabinet secretaries. In fact, his cabinet is one of the least diverse in modern history.
- Nov 07, 2020