After all, when the world looks to America, they look to us because we are the most successful political and economic experiment in human history. Condoleezza Rice
History is a people's memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals. Malcom X
Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. It's a collective process. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
There is little for the great part of the history of the world except the bitter tears of pity and the hot tears of wrath. Woodrow Wilson
I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read it. Kanye West
I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with. Salma Hayek
This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition. Gertrude Stein
The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with. Golda Meir
The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler. Franz Kafka
History is Philosophy teaching by example. Thucydides
Unlike any other leader in modern American history, we are led today by a president that has decided to pit Americans against each other. Marco Rubio
History is malleable. A new cache of diaries can shed new light, and archeological evidence can challenge our popular assumptions. Ken Burns
The history of the world is the world's court of justice. Friedrich Schiller
Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you! Nikita Khrushchev
The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man's right to his body, or woman's right to her soul. Emma Goldman
Imagine a part of the U.S.A., from which the U.S.A. started - where is the cradle of your history? This is Kosovo for Serbia. Novak Djokovic
I was bused to a school in Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn in 1972. I was one of the first black kids in the history of the school. Chris Rock
Black History Month must be more than just a month of remembrance it should be a tribute to our history and reminder of the work that lies in the months and years ahead. Marty Meehan
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is all so terribly true. Woodrow Wilson