Subject: Time » History (Page 4)

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

Communication History Murphy’s Laws Speech

Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.

American business woman & magazine editor
History Time

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

(1952 – ) American writer & comedian
History Past 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

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

(1876 – 1967) German statesman
History Time

History is a pack of lies we play on the dead.

(1694 – 1778) French author, humanist & satirist
History Lies Time

What men learn from history is that men do not learn from history.

Education History Learning Murphy’s Laws People Time

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

History Murphy’s Laws Time

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

(1889 – 1944) English historian
History Occupations Time

His impact on history would be no more than the whiff of scent on a lady's handkerchief.

(1863 – 1945) British politician & statesman
History Insults

I grew up in Europe… where the history comes from.

(1962 – ) English stand-up comedian & actor
History Places Time