Great History Quotes

As I review the great history of our nation, community organizers have been at the center of so many of our great social movements.

A Lady with a Lamp shall stand In the great history of the land, A noble type of good, Heroic womanhood.

Well, let's see. There's -- of course -- in the great history of America rulings there have been rulings.

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it.

History - an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable.

Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and see these buildings, and I think of where I stand when I design my architecture.

In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.

History is the only laboratory we have in which to test the consequences of thought.

Well, let's see. There's-of course in the great history of America there have been rulings that's never going to be absolute consensus by every American, and there are those issues, again, like Roe v. Wade, where I believe are best held on a state level and addressed there. So, you know, going through the history of America, there would be others but...

In the preface to his great History of Europe, H. A. L. Fisher wrote: "Men wiser than and more learned than I have discerned in history a plot, a rhythm, a predetermined pattern. These harmonies are concealed from me. I can see only one emergency following upon another as wave follows upon wave ..." It seems to me that the same is true of the much older [geological stratigraphical] history of Europe.

Our great history has been that people came to Michigan because you didn't have to have a college degree to get a good-paying job. Consequently, we have got a larger number of our population that right now are facing outsourcing, et cetera, without higher or advanced degrees.

I am proud of Hillary Clinton because she has been and is a great history maker - in everything she has done.

Punk rock seemed to make sense. I was listening to The Clash and I really loved their social messages and they have a great history of fighting racism.

John Lewis has great history as a civil rights fighter.As a young man, he was one of the guys out there who was leading the parades during the [Martin Luther] King [Jr.] era. So, we all respect his history. But then I hear him crying the blues about Mr. [Donald] Trump and saying he's an illegitimate president, I take offense to that. If it's illegitimate, why is he going on?

I love Chicago. It's such a great town, and it's got great culture and great history, and it's not as extreme as LA or New York, and it's just- it's hard for me for work, because I don't live and work in the same place and that's tough. But I'm- I love it.

Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.

We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

I was listening to a lot of Norwegian black metal and death metal. There's a great history to Norwegian black metal. That music is very dark and violent, but it's also beautiful.

There is properly no history, only biography.

It's amazing to be a Puerto Rican fighter, we have a great history of fighters. I say this all the time, 'I'm Puerto Rican, raised in Philadelphia so I got the best of both worlds. I got the Puerto Rican power and the Philly toughness. It comes a long way.

I talk about Africa and its meaning, being the birthplace of man and all that great history that's been erased and even hidden. I think it's my duty to be proud and to bring about the conversation that allows us to talk about the great history of my people.

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

I am delighted to be here at Arsenal and to be part of one of the great teams in English football. It's a huge satisfaction to join this great club and it’s been a dream since I was young to play in the Premier League. I was attracted by the philosophy of football and Arsène Wenger’s 'touch' at this club. I have always admired Arsenal with its great history and reputation, and I now hope to achieve great things here. I’m very proud to be a Gunner and I will give my best for all the Arsenal fans.

I think what's surprised me most about the club is to feel that wherever you go, even when you go on holiday to a quiet place, you always find Man Utd supporters. It's something that you do not expect in some countries, yet we have them all around the world. Manchester United is a special and unique club because of its history. No-one has won as many trophies as we have in the English league. That history is something that you cannot buy. I think this club has a lot of great history and I feel very proud to be part of it.

We know that golf is an ancient game with great history and tradition, but our golf is only 10 years old so don't judge us too harshly.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-and possibly teh bogey man.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Yes, I know, it's not the truth, but in a great history little truths can be altered so that the greater truth emerges.

Advent's intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is a healing memory; it brings hope. The purpose of the Church's year is continually to rehearse her great history of memories, to awaken the heart's memory so that it can discern the star of hope.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.