History Quotes (5360 Quotes)

A lot of history is just dirty politics cleaned up for the consumption of children and other innocents.

History is literally drowning. Bourbon Street will always be there, but that's almost exclusively full of cover bands, and there are a ton of really classic old jazz places that aren't gonna come back.

History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. What is the worth of all this The only guide to a man is his conscience the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations but with this shield, however the fate may play, we march always in the ranks of honor.

It's been one of the most rewarding things I've been involved in. It's not just a food festival, which a lot of international fairs seem to be, but an opportunity to learn about other countries and become aware of their art, history and culture.

I tried to get my career high. J-Kidd, he was more going for NBA history. I'm going for personal history. NBA history is another thing.

I found, one day in school, a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied 'The bigs hit me, so I hit the babiesthat's fair.' In these words he epitomized the history of the human race.

Yes, we've had homicides. Oftentimes it's the nature of some of the men. We have the most difficult gang members from the management's perspective, men who have a history of violence against the staff, against other inmates. Pelican Bay is the last step. We don't get to send them anywhere from here.

Historic paintings used to focus on the history of a unit or company. Now, the focus is on what they are doing, themselves.

If anyone wants to understand the course of man on earth, he must consider the fact of the long pause, three million years on the level of savagery, ten thousand years on the level of dependence on the fruits of hand labor, and a hundred or a hundred and fifty years of sudden sharp rise. One hundred or 150 years is the time included in what we call progress in man's history.

They have always taught and trained you to believe it to be your patriotic duty to go to war and to have yourselves slaughtered at their command. But in all the history of the world you, the people, have never had a voice in declaring war, and strange as it certainly appears, no war by any nation in any age has ever been declared by the people.

Hear what the voice of history proclaims.

Marriage, A History From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage.

To make a hole-in-one in a major, that was great, ... It's an honor for me to play in a major with all these great players and be under par... and then make a hole-in-one to boot. That might put me in the history books.

In the world of the present, in our time, we feel that suffering, anguish, the torments of body and soul, are greater than ever before in the history of mankind.

The scientific consensus is that the end of continuous ice in the summer months is within the human horizon 50 years, 70 years, 30 years. In recorded history, we've never had that, so this is a new era. It will have enormous consequences.

Herb Brooks is quite simply one of the greatest hockey coaches who ever lived. He is the architect of the most famous achievement in American hockey history, and we are extremely pleased to learn that he will be inducted into the U. S. Olympic Hall of Fame.

History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods and prophets, exploiters and despoilers, not with useful men

We have labored for seven years, and we have pleaded with four governors for this project, ... Today we start one of the largest economic development projects in this city's history. It will create hundreds of construction and permanent jobs, and other opportunities for everyone.

It is possibly one of the largest thefts in history,

More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills and proclamations.

The big battle at the end of DW isn't drawn from history, but it's influenced by history, certainly.

THE earliest inhabitants of Britain are supposed to have been a branch of that great family known in history by the designation of Celts.

We also have to make sure our children know the history of women. Tell them the rotten truth: It wasn't always possible for women to become doctors or managers or insurance people. Let them be armed with a true picture of the way we want it to be.

When we obtain a pitcher, either as a free agent or through a trade, we automatically get an MRI on his shoulder and elbow, regardless of the injury history. We also get all their medical history. The signing is always contingent on a physical.

This seriously is one of the loosest teams in the history of baseball. It has to do with the character of the squad and starting 15-30. When you start off in the loser echelons of baseball, you learn how to come together quickly.

Everyone is assisting in this matter because of this individual's history.

We feel the history of his position for rookies bodes well.

You are linked to all the history of our great division and we want you to know how proud we are of your service and the legacy that you and your brothers in arms left for those of us who still serve proudly in the 91st. You have a place in our history, but more importantly you have a place in our hearts.

They're really the best of the best of all three sports. Whoever takes home the Best in Show award walks away with a dog that's going to go down in history.

History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and liberty are the brave men and women in our armed forces. Throughout our history, they've answered the call in bravery and sacrifice.

The study of history is the beginning of political wisdom.

At a minimum, you're trading off two brands that had been the source of a lot of headaches where over the last year they've been talking about problems with Pringles and Sunny Delight. Without a doubt, Pringles today is an under-merchandised product that would benefit from greater distribution and more intense merchandising. The open question is, will moving it through the Coke system in fact deliver that Clearly, if you look at history, there's been a mixed track record of people being able to move these types of products together with beverages.

Forest City by nature and by history is not a condo developer. We're looking for cash flow because we're a public company, but we also like to own properties for a long time. The idea was that we were going to build the first new loft building. There will always be people who want to rent and people who want to buy.

I've done the fluffiest and the darkest theater pieces in recent history,

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides.

You are eight minutes away from making history.

This is quite a dramatic change from what the history of the company has been in terms of whom the board has chosen to lead it.

I wanted to do something that is generous to the whole exhibition. Contemporary art is a bit off-putting to people because they don't know the history. Even the term contemporary art history is oxymoronic.

In celebrating the 50th anniversary of Canada's program of universal polio vaccination, we are indeed recognizing an important milestone in Canadian history, ... Although many of our memories associated with polio are somber, this stamp is a celebration of the fact that polio is indeed just a memory in Canada .

I believe that's one of the finest action regurgitation scenes in the history of literature. I'd put it right up there.

The team which I led to the 1992 European Championship Finals is the only one in the history of the entire competition to have won every single one of its qualifying matches.

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life, and brings us tidings of antiquity.

The highlight of our history was running the ball.

There is humor in the specter of the worst disaster in our nation's history. All I have to do is sweep away the debris of shock to find it.

We can't get too comfortable about inventory levels because of the geopolitical situation. Demand is growing, which leaves us vulnerable to a disruption. If we lose output from a major source these ample inventories will soon be history.

This is a living history. They should teach this in high school.

It was one of the most magnificent things in the history of Tucson. We didn't have near enough pillows and blankets. It was such an amazing gift.

This is a very important day in my life. I want to make history. Even if it means I will walk for 10 hours, I will do so,

This is the most obvious thing in the history of the world,

The history of medicine is the history of the unusual.