“I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my best shot.”
— Twyla Tharp
Author: Twyla Tharp
Category: history
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“I lead no party; I follow no leader. I have given the best part of my life to careful study of Islam, its law and polity, its culture, its history and its literature.”
— Muhammad Iqbal
Author: Muhammad Iqbal
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“China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world for its art and culture, one that continues to grow. I can, however, tell people that it is a show with no actor.”
— Ai Weiwei
Author: Ai Weiwei
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“Irish fiction is full of secrets, guilty pasts, divided identities. It is no wonder that there is such a rich tradition of Gothic writing in a nation so haunted by history.”
— Terry Eagleton
Author: Terry Eagleton
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“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
— George Santayana
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“Sometimes – history needs a push.”
— Vladimir Lenin
Author: Vladimir Lenin
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“Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.”
— Plato
Author: Plato
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“History passes the final judgment.”
— Sidney Poitier
Author: Sidney Poitier
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“The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity – or it will move apart.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
Author: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Category: history
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“The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can repeat. So information is a defence. Through this we can build, we must build, a defence against repetition.”
— Simon Wiesenthal
Author: Simon Wiesenthal
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“History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it.”
— Theodor Adorno
Author: Theodor Adorno
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