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 not to repeat past mistakes."
Don Knotts
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"Learn from history or repeat it."
Don Knotts
"History shows us that comedy has always been a tool for speaking truth to power."
Kenan Thompson
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"History repeats because we forget to listen the first time."
Tim Conway
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"History is the greatest teacher for those who listen."
Tim Conway
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"History repeats itself because we refuse to learn from it."
Paul Lynde
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"History teaches that human nature changes slowly if at all."
Paul Lynde
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"History is the story we tell about our mistakes and triumphs."
Harvey Korman
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"History repeats because we often forget to learn from it."
Harvey Korman
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"History teaches us that human nature doesn't change much."
Don Knotts
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"History repeats itself because nobody's paying attention to the joke."
Flip Wilson
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"History is the textbook written by those brave enough to act."
Flip Wilson
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"History teaches us who we are and where we're going."
Fanny Brice
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"History repeats itself because nobody listens."
Gilbert Gottfried
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"History is written by the winners."
Gilbert Gottfried
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"History repeats itself because people refuse to learn from it."
Tim Conway
T
"History is a series of lessons we keep failing to learn."
Tim Conway
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"My forebears didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they were there to meet the boat."
Will Rogers
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"History teaches us lessons we keep forgetting to learn"
Flip Wilson
F
"History repeats because we refuse to learn from it"
Flip Wilson
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"History will remember me fondly or not at all—I'm okay with both."
Gilbert Gottfried
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"History repeats itself because humanity keeps making the same mistakes."
Don Knotts
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"History teaches us that humanity is capable of both great good and terrible evil."
Don Knotts
F
"History repeats because we refuse to listen the first time."
Fanny Brice
T
"History teaches us that human nature rarely changes, only the circumstances do."
Tim Conway
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"History repeats itself to those who don't learn from it."
Don Knotts
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"History teaches us lessons for the future."
Eddie Cantor
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"History repeats for those who ignore it."
Eddie Cantor
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"History doesn't repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme, badly."
Gilbert Gottfried
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"History repeats because we never learn."
Gilbert Gottfried