Quotes About History

In the life of any country, the most defining moment is the creation of the country itself.

There are secrets in families. That is the definition of a family.

Women throughout history have had to defy rigid conventions about what is and is not expected of them.

I did a history degree once.

Apparently, the city of Delhi is a 'character' in my novels. I'd argue that it's a ... city... in my novels.

I was born in New Delhi in 1976.

The thing I always demand is respect. I respect everybody and have a history in the sport, and I believe people need to respect me.

Our national future does not demand we revise and malign our past.

American is the first democratic nation-state.

The first democratic revolution was England in the 1640s.

Democrats have a history of backing away, backing down.

I come from a long line of Democrats.

A century of convulsive change leaves huge demographic gouge marks.

If you're reissuing something, it's important to have demos and everything else from that time that wasn't used.

Some of my family goes back a long way in Denver.

We can't afford to deny our past in a bid to be empowered. But what we can do is contextualize the past.

I think little of people who will deny their history because it doesn't present the picture they would like.

The climate is changing; I don't think you can deny that. But climate has always changed.

You literally cannot deny the fact that rock and roll was born because of blues, and blues is black man's music.

You are who you are, why should you deny your past?

You have to realize that, when it comes to the South, we carry around a lot of baggage. The South lost the war, and I spent years denying my culture.

The Department of Defense took 40 years to get where it got.

History is obviously dependent on the evidence, and it's always amazing to me how much evidence there is.

I don't know why there aren't more Depression buffs.