History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right. George H. W. Bush
I have written too much history to have faith in it and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him. Henry Adams
Permanent superiority has never been realized by any nation in history. After the rise comes the fall. Paul Harris
OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us. James Nasmyth
I did not come to NASA to make history. Sally Ride
The history of Christianity, therefore, must be of concern to all who are interested in the record of man and particularly to all who seek to understand the contemporary human scene. Kenneth Scott Latourette
The year 2008 was a reminder to those who had forgotten that there is such a thing as history and that the cycle of famine and feast in commerce, first identified in antiquity and well understood in the Middle Ages, was not suddenly abolished in modern times. James Buchan
If good history is dispassionate history, it must naturally wait until the passions of the period subside. James Buchan
One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity. James Buchan
Bulls don't read. Bears read financial history. As markets fall to bits, the bears dust off the Dutch tulip mania of 1637, the Banque Royale of 1719-20, the railway speculation of the 1840s, the great crash of 1929. James Buchan
Cause and effect, the riddle of all history, is a particular devil in financial history and never more so than today, where entire classes of security are collapsing not on public exchanges and stock-tickers but because there are no markets to establish prices this side of nothing. James Buchan
Nowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right to burn itself. This is the fractal of our flag. It stands for the right to destroy itself. Ken Kesey
Humanity has experienced many revolutionary changes over the course of history: revolutions in agriculture, in science, industrial production, as well as numerous political revolutions. But these have all been limited to the external aspects of our individual and collective lives. Daisaku Ikeda
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history. Daisaku Ikeda
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature. Henry James
A day spent praising the earth and lamenting man's pollutionist history makes you feel like a superior, sensitive soul. Russell Baker
For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington. Bill Moyers
There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history. James Lovelock
Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen as heading toward catastrophe. Susan Sontag
I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my best shot. Twyla Tharp