History Quotes

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

18227 quotes

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"A man must earn his place in history."
Jack Torrance
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"I was born the same day as President Kennedy."
Forrest Gump
F
"I met the President three times."
Forrest Gump
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"History is not just facts; it's stories of human experience."
Doc Brown
D
"We must learn from history to build a better future."
Doc Brown
M
"You're telling me this mall didn't exist in 1955?"
Marty McFly
D
"The past lives in these walls."
Danny Torrance
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"History has a way of repeating itself."
Jack Torrance
J
"History teaches us to repeat our mistakes."
Jack Torrance
N
"The past is always with us."
Norman Bates
D
"The past has a way of creeping up on you."
Danny Torrance
D
"History repeats itself, but we can choose differently."
Danny Torrance
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"You can't escape your past."
Norman Bates
N
"The past never truly dies."
Norman Bates
J
"The past never really dies, it just sleeps."
Jack Torrance
J
"The walls of this place remember everything."
Jack Torrance
I
"History teaches us the consequences of our actions."
Ilsa Lund
I
"History is written by those with power, but truth remains."
Ilsa Lund
M
"Nobody in the history of Hill Valley has ever had a car accident."
Marty McFly
D
"Tell me, future boy, who's the president of the United States in 1985?"
Doc Brown
D
"History is not written in stone."
Doc Brown
N
"The past has a way of catching up with you."
Norman Bates
N
"The past never truly dies, it just hibernates."
Norman Bates
R
"The past is prologue to the future."
Rhett Butler
E
"History teaches us not to repeat sorrow."
E.T.
E
"History shows the eternal return of hope."
E.T.
I
"A woman's place in history is often written by her sacrifices."
Ilsa Lund
I
"History will judge the choices we made here."
Ilsa Lund
M
"History matters more than I realized."
Marty McFly
M
"History teaches us lessons."
Marty McFly