History
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History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.
A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read it.
I've always been interested in the history of the West, our country and particularly as it relates to the Native Americans — the original Americans.
In every election in American history both parties have their cliches. The party that has the cliches that ring true wins.
Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.
I enjoy art, architecture, museums, churches and temples; anything that gives me insight into the history and soul of the place I'm in. I can also be a beach bum — I like to laze in the shade of a palm tree with a good book or float in a warm sea at sundown.
Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks.
The Iraq War was the first conflict in western history in which an imperialist war was massively protested against before it had even been launched.
To be successful in anything, you have to have a passion for it, and that leads to being enthusiastic and demanding. I didn't have it for history. So I wouldn't have been a good teacher in that area. But I had it for basketball. And that's what coaching is at every level: it's about teaching.
I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.
History and social sciences were my interests. I was always interested in knowing how societies get organized, why there is rich and poor divide, why there are classes. I was never apolitical. I think we are all political in a way. Politics decides our day-to-day life.
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
It's an absolute honor to be taking part in the pageant for the Diamond Jubilee. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and will be a moment in history that will always be remembered. I'm really looking forward to being out on the river with friends and family. To mark this historic moment will be extremely special.
The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story', words that are intimately related to the complexity of history, the origins of language, the continuity of the species, the taproot of our humanity, our singularity, and art itself.
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
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