History Quotes

Those who lived through the great moments reflect on what happened and why it still matters.

18227 quotes

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"History teaches us where we've been and where we're going."
Nyota Uhura (New Timeline)
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"History is a mirror showing us who we can become."
Nyota Uhura (New Timeline)
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"History teaches us that bold action changes the course of events."
Stamets
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"History is a conversation between the present and the past."
Stamets
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"History teaches us where we've been, but it doesn't determine where we're going."
James T. Kirk (New Timeline)
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"The past is prologue."
Spock (New Timeline)
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"We must honor those who came before us by being better than them."
Michael Burnham
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"We inherit the future from those who came before us."
Michael Burnham
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"We are shaped by history, but not bound by it."
Michael Burnham
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"History teaches us the consequences of our choices; wisdom teaches us to listen."
Hikaru Sulu (New Timeline)
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"History reminds us of who we were and who we might become."
Saru
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"History is our greatest teacher."
Saru
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"History teaches us that the cunning survive longer than the strong."
Quark
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"History is written by the winners, and the winners are always profitable."
Quark
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"History teaches us not to repeat our mistakes."
Julian Bashir
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"History shows us patterns we ignore at our peril."
Julian Bashir
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"The past is prologue, and I've written quite a few chapters."
Garak
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"History doesn't repeat itself, but it certainly rhymes."
Garak
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"One man's fiction is another man's history."
Garak
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"The past shapes us, but it doesn't have to define us - though it does make for better stories."
Garak
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"History teaches us that the same mistakes get made over and over."
Miles O'Brien
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"History repeats itself because we don't listen."
Miles O'Brien
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"History teaches us the consequences of disorder."
Odo
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"History repeats itself because we refuse to learn from it."
Stamets
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"History teaches us that change is constant."
Michael Burnham
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"History teaches us that progress is never inevitable."
Saru
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"History is written by those who survive to tell it."
Saru
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"History repeats itself if we don't learn from it."
Kira Nerys
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"History shows us what not to do, if we're willing to pay attention."
Kira Nerys
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"History is written by those with the power to tell the story."
Kira Nerys