Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana on history
France, and the whole of Europe have a great culture and an amazing history. Most important thing though is that people there know how to live! In America they've forgotten all about it. I'm afraid that the American culture is a disaster. Johnny Depp on history
This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. Neil Armstrong on history
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds. William James on history
I came, I saw, I conquered. Julius Caesar on history
A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us. Margaret Thatcher on history
Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it. Edmund Burke on history
When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. George Washington Carver on history
A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood. George S. Patton on history
Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle. George S. Patton on history
History is more or less bunk. Henry Ford on history
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history. Aldous Huxley on history
The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost. M. Scott Peck on history
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. Ambrose Bierce on history
Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it. John Quincy Adams on history
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. Napoleon Bonaparte on history
Historian: an unsuccessful novelist. H. L. Mencken on history
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: 'President Can't Swim.' Lyndon B. Johnson on history
Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age. H. L. Mencken on history
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies. Alexis de Tocqueville on history