History Quotes

Despite its challenges, globalization has led to one of the most peaceful and productive times in world history.

The invention of the printing press was one of the most important events in human history.

History is written by the victors.

If some countries have too much history, we have too much geography.

The broadest pattern of history - namely, the differences between human societies on different continents - seems to me to be attributable to differences among continental environments, and not to biological differences among peoples themselves.

Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a nation, a race, a class to take up the torch by creating situations that can be expressed or transcended only through poetry.

The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.

Their memory's like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away And the things you can't remember Tell the things you can't forget that History puts a saint in every dream.

History has always been a series of pendulum swings, but the individual doesn't have to get caught in that.

It's not about the past; it's about knowing your history so that you can fight in the present. Otherwise, you don't know who the real enemy is, what the real issue is, because it had been covered by many layers of bad information, of lies, and manipulation.

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith.

I believe in God. I believe that He's real and I believe He has control over a lot of things and I think throughout history there has been a lot of countries that have turned their back on Him and the result is not great.

The people who have really made history are the martyrs.

Whereas religious prayers sing of peace and harmony, religion has divided human beings through an atrocious history of enmity and bloodshed. Yet, behind the veil of superficiality and hypocrisy, I always believed in the inherent beauty of God that lies at the essence of all true spiritual paths.

I want to promote the introduction of art history in primary schools and to convince the general public that, even in a period of economic crisis, arts funding is an absolute necessity at the federal, state, and local levels.

Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.

The '80s were fabulous. The '90s sucked, and the '70s were just a sad, sad time in human history. Go 1980s! There's something that's just so cute about that time. And not just yellow nail polish and 'I'm a loner.'

In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car.

History is the story of events, with praise or blame.

History is the best guide to the future.