Subject: Time » History (Page 2)

My ancestors didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they were there to meet the boat.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator
History People Things Time

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator
Books Communication History Reading/Writing

The great themes of Canadian history are as follows: Keeping the Americans out, keeping the French in, and trying to get the Natives to somehow disappear.

(1964 – ) Canadian writer & novelist
America Canada History People Places

History does not repeat itself; historians simply repeat each other.

History Murphy’s Laws Time

That’s history; I say history because it happened in the past.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
History Misspokements Time

It’s a very good historical book about history.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Books Communication History Misspokements

When I was at school I was great at history… oh wait, no I wasn't.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer
Education History Learning Time

I couldn’t care less about all those fiction stories about what happened in the year 1500 or 1600. Half of them aren’t even true.

professional golfer
History Misspokements Time

Brought up in the provinces in the forties and fifties one learned early the valuable lesson that life is generally something that happens elsewhere.

English author, actor, humorist & playwright
History Time

Nostalgia: How long’s that been around?

(1965 – ) English comedian, musician, actor & author
Definitions History Time

People who make history know nothing about history; you can see that in the sort of history they make.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist
History Time

If history is going to repeat itself I should think we can expect the same thing again.

English football player & manager
History Misspokements

I don't have to look up my family tree, because I know that I'm the sap.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian
History Relationships Time

American History Is A Thing of the Past

Headlines History

Those who abhor history are compelled to rewrite it.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author
Communication History Reading/Writing Time

Worrying about the future is a thing of the past.

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign
Emotions Future History Time

I went to a restaurant that serves “breakfast at any time,” so I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Eating Food/Drink History Time

What history teaches us is that men have never learned anything from it.

(1770 – 1831) German philosopher
History Time

The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs.  You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them.  Somebody actually saw Adam and Eve.  No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

American baseball player
Baseball History Science/Weather Sports

Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.

American business woman & magazine editor
History Time

 It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything.

History Memory Murphy’s Laws