“In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.”
— Charles Darwin
Author: Charles Darwin
Category: history
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The future has a way of arriving
“The future has a way of arriving unannounced.”
— George Will
Author: George Will
Category: history
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Life is a wonderful thing to talk
“Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books – but it is terrible when one has to live it.”
— Jean Anouilh
Author: Jean Anouilh
Category: history
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The fleet sailed to its war base
“The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion.”
— Barbara Tuchman
Author: Barbara Tuchman
Category: history
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Value people on their potential, not on
“Value people on their potential, not on their history.”
— Bo Bennett
Author: Bo Bennett
Category: history
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We have the power to make this
“We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.”
— John F. Kennedy
Author: John F. Kennedy
Category: history
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Rupert Murdoch is probably the most successful
“Rupert Murdoch is probably the most successful media proprietor and operator in history.”
— Conrad Black
Author: Conrad Black
Category: history
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History has demonstrated that the most notable
“History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.”
— B. C. Forbes
Author: B. C. Forbes
Category: history
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Literature overtakes history, for literature gives you
“Literature overtakes history, for literature gives you more than one life. It expands experience and opens new opportunities to readers.”
— Carlos Fuentes
Author: Carlos Fuentes
Category: history
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Is there in all the history of
“Is there in all the history of human folly a greater fool than a clergymen in politics?”
— Pat Robertson
Author: Pat Robertson
Category: history
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Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should
“Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.”
— William O. Douglas
Author: William O. Douglas
Category: history
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