Quotes About History

Nine English traditions out of ten date from the latter half of the nineteenth century.

A Museum of fetishes would give special attention to the history of underwear.

That Jesus of Nazareth died upon a cross is mere matter of history; that He who did so die was the Christ the Son of God is entirely a matter of revelation.

The most obscene symbol in human history is the Cross; yet in its ugliness it remains the most eloquent testimony to human dignity.

History does not repeat itself except in the minds of those who do not know history.

Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.

There's a lot of history in Boston and a lot of history, obviously, in New York with all the championships.

History is a bath of blood.

The resurrection was God's way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.

No boxer in the history of boxing has had Parkinson's. There's no injury in my brain that suggests that the illness came from boxing.

All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their history and interrelatedness. And they are all talking at once!

We humans appear on the cosmic calendar so recently that our recorded history occupies only the last few seconds of the last minute of December 31st.

Western history has been a history of deed done, actions performed and results achieved.

If history is any guide, much of what we take for granted simply isn't true.

History doesn't turn on a dime; it turns on a plugged nickel.

Some scholars have been arguing that a civilizational clash between organized religions is the next step in human history.

From lies to forgeries the step is not so long, and I have written technical essays on the logic of forgeries and on the influence of forgeries on history.

Never in the history of fashion has so little material been raised so high to reveal so much that needs to be covered so badly.

This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.

I think Russia has already turned the toughest pages in its history. We're only moving forward now, only get stronger.

We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.

Roger King is, without a doubt, the greatest salesman in the history of anything. And I don't ever limit him just to television. He could sell you anything.

I had a national and international reputation. I had written the history and articles. So I brought to the Trotskyist movement some international reputation.

Without passion there might be no errors, but without passion there would certainly be no history.