Top 465 History Quotes

The subject of history is the gradual realization of all that is practically necessary.

The subject of history is the gradual realization of all that is practically necessary.

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

History proves that the white man is a devil.

History proves that the white man is a devil.

Malcolm X

Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history.

Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history.

Kjell Magne Bondevik

I think that as a poet, I am always concerned about history and baring witness to history. But so often, it's through the research that I do, the reading.

I think that as a poet, I am always concerned about history and baring witness to history. But so often, it's through the research that I do, the reading.

Natasha Trethewey

The more I draw and write, the more I realise that accidents are a necessary part of any creative act, much more so than logic or wisdom. Sometimes a mistake is the only way of arriving at an original concept, and the history of successful inventions is full of mishaps, serendipity and unintended results.

Shaun Tan

How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the world's main religions?

How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the world's main religions?

Polly Toynbee

I like a twisted sense of humour. On 'A History of Violence,' David Cronenberg and I would be doing the grimmest scenes and laugh a lot.

I like a twisted sense of humour. On 'A History of Violence,' David Cronenberg and I would be doing the grimmest scenes and laugh a lot.

Viggo Mortensen

When it comes to providing aid, developing innovations, and making bold steps that change the course of history, the United States is usually on the front lines.

When it comes to providing aid, developing innovations, and making bold steps that change the course of history, the United States is usually on the front lines.

Seth Berkley

History does influence our lives - every moment. We never sort of live our lives in a linear fashion. We always have these memories and these images from our past that sometimes we're not even aware of, and they sort of shape who we are.

Dinaw Mengestu

Let's make a deal with the Serbs. Neither history nor emotion in the Balkans will permit multinationalism. We have to give up on the illusion of the last eight years... Dayton isn't working. Nobody - except diplomats and petty officials - believes in a sovereign Bosnia and the Dayton accords.

Franjo Tudjman

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