History Quotes
Those who lived through the great moments reflect on what happened and why it still matters.
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"History shows us that laughter has always been a form of resistance."Peter Sellers
"History teaches us that the same mistakes keep repeating; we just find new ways to make them"Tony Hancock
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."John Cleese
"History is written by those who understand its lessons."John Cleese
"The British Empire is dead, but people haven't realized it yet."Spike Milligan
"What have the Romans ever done for us?"Monty Python
"Those who do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat it"Monty Python
"History repeats itself because we fail to learn from it."Eric Idle
"History forgotten is history repeated with fresh faces."Eric Idle
"I'm interested in anything about revolt, anything about history, anything about interesting activities."Jim Henson
"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."Terry Gilliam
"The past is always with us, shaping everything we do."Terry Gilliam
"History repeats itself because people don't pay attention the first time"John Cleese
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it—probably badly."Monty Python
"Tradition is peer pressure from dead people."Monty Python
"History repeats itself because we refuse to learn from it."Terry Gilliam
"The human race is progressing so fast that all of history is just the last minute of a whole day of creation."Spike Milligan
"I've lived through enough history to appreciate that we're always repeating the same mistakes."Spike Milligan
"History repeats itself because we refuse to learn from it"Eric Idle
"History rhymes because humans never learn lyrics"Eric Idle
"Comedy reflects the times we live in."Lorne Michaels
"History teaches us lessons."Andy Samberg
"History repeats itself."Andy Samberg
"History repeats itself when we don't learn from it."Kenan Thompson
"History is our teacher if we pay attention."Kenan Thompson
"History repeats itself because we never actually learn what it's trying to teach us."John Cleese
"History teaches us that change is always possible."Cecily Strong
"History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes."Cecily Strong
"History teaches us lessons for the future."Kristen Wiig
"Those who ignore history are destined to repeat it."Kristen Wiig