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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

For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.

(1882 – 1941) English novelist, essayist, publisher & feminist
Communication History People Reading/Writing Time Women

Those who abhor history are compelled to rewrite it.

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

If we really learned from our past mistakes, most of us would never get out of bed in the morning.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine
Education History Learning Mistakes

[Paul Revere] did warn the British… and I know my American history.

(1964 – ) U.S. governor (Alaska) commentator & author
History Misspokements

Historians: People who won’t let bygones be bygones.

Definitions History Occupations Time

He who warned, uh, the British that they weren’t gonna be takin’ away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells, and um, makin’ sure as he’s riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free, and we were going to be armed.

(1964 – ) U.S. governor (Alaska) commentator & author
History Misspokements

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

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren’t there.

(1863 – 1952) Spanish American philosopher, essayist, poet & novelist
History Time

It’s a very good historical book about history.

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

After you've heard two eyewitness accounts of an automobile accident, you begin to worry about history.

(1953 – ) comedian & actor
Accidents Autos History Time Truth

The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. Well, I didn't live in this century.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
America History Misspokements Places

Trade-offs have been with us ever since the late unpleasantness in the Garden of Eden.

(1930 – ) economist, social commentator & author
History Situations

Perhaps nothing has changed in the course of history as much as historians.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist
History Time

What is history but a set of lies agreed upon.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
History Time

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

History Murphy’s Laws People Wisdom

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

(1876 – 1967) German statesman
History Time

In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.

(1918 – 2009) radio broadcaster
History Time

Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs.

(1886 – 1973) Israeli prime minister
Books Communication History Reading/Writing

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

Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.

American business woman & magazine editor
History Time