- 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
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
The very action of the proletariat is a determining factor in history. And although we can no more jump over the stages of historical development than a man can jump over his shadow, nevertheless, we can accelerate or retard that development.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
The existing legal constitution is nothing but the product of a revolution. Revolution is the act of political creation in the history of classes, while constitutional legislation is the expression of the continual political vegetation of a society.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ambivalence about family responsibilities has a long history in the corporate world.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout human history, people have developed strong loyalties to traditions, rituals, and symbols. In the most effective organizations, they are not only respected but celebrated. It is no coincidence that the most highly admired corporations are also among the most profitable.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been interested in Vietnam, feel it's a seminal event in our nation's history, and have explored it over the years - but I hadn't been interested in doing a documentary about it. I felt there had been a lot done about Vietnam, and didn't know if I could add anything new to the discussion.
- Direct Connection
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not sure I would make a direct connection between having press attention as a young person and being interested in the media as an older person. I came to it more organically, coming from a family of Irish Catholic storytellers. Storytelling is a pastime and important part of my family's history and culture.
- Equal Rights
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- Nov 07, 2020
The issue of equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals has vexed politicians for decades. I have my own cloudy history with the issue, having supported a law in Mississippi that made it illegal for LGBT couples to adopt children. I believed at the time this was a principled position based on my faith.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
So don't get me wrong, I love my songs, and I still love hearing them. That's history, baby.
- Conway
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- Nov 07, 2020
The future is female right now in the Republican Party. Kellyanne Conway just ran the first successful presidential race in history as a woman. I am the second woman ever to lead the Republican National Committee.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
It does not matter how much we donate; it matters whether the donation is meaningful. How to define meaningful? Let society and history judge.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The national team is part of my life. I have an incredible history, of many conquests and also many defeats. But to play for Brazil, I have to have a club and play well. I'm not going to be picked on my past or because of my sponsor, as many have said.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football is great because you always have another opportunity to change history.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are some episodes in the history of Israel that are still kept under the strongest secrecy thick veil possible. Some of them are 40 years old, 50 years old, and are still under thick, thick secrecy, and anyone violating this secrecy would be thrown into jail himself.
- Establishments
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a reporter in Israel, I have interviewed hundreds of people in its intelligence and defense establishments and studied thousands of classified documents that revealed a hidden history, surprising even in the context of Israel's already fierce reputation.
- Intelligence
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- Nov 07, 2020