“Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I was over 50, Caucasian, thin, small-framed, and I have it in my genetic history. It was almost a slam-dunk.”
— Sally Field
Author: Sally Field
Category: history
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No great man lives in vain. The
“No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”
— Thomas Carlyle
Author: Thomas Carlyle
Category: history
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Personally, I would be delighted if there
“Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.”
— Carl Sagan
Author: Carl Sagan
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I seldom go into a natural history
“I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral.”
— John Burroughs
Author: John Burroughs
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All of this got me thinking about
“All of this got me thinking about the history of the westward expansion, and got me to wondering how the exploration of the Solar System would be changed if there were an indigenous presence out there.”
— Sarah Zettel
Author: Sarah Zettel
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Now, when I hear that Christians are
“Now, when I hear that Christians are getting together in order to defend the people of Israel, of course it brings joy to my heart. And it simply says, look, people have learned from history.”
— Elie Wiesel
Author: Elie Wiesel
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We are fast approaching the stage of
“We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force.”
— Ayn Rand
Author: Ayn Rand
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No man is truly great who is
“No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.”
— William Hazlitt
Author: William Hazlitt
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France is delighted at this new opportunity
“France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.”
— Francois Mitterrand
Author: Francois Mitterrand
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If good history is dispassionate history, it
“If good history is dispassionate history, it must naturally wait until the passions of the period subside.”
— James Buchan
Author: James Buchan
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Anyone who knows anything of history knows
“Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.”
— Karl Marx
Author: Karl Marx
Category: history
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