History Quotes

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

18227 quotes

"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."
Fred Allen
"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
Fred Allen
M
"A country's culture lives in its people. Kill the people, and the culture is history."
Mort Sahl
M
"Every revolution has its counterrevolution, which is usually worse."
Mort Sahl
"The most useful thing about a piece of the past is that it reminds us what we're capable of."
George Burns
B
"History teaches us valuable lessons if we're willing to listen."
Bob Hope
M
"The New Deal was supposed to be a return to normalcy, but it turned out to be a revolution."
Mort Sahl
M
"History is what happens when what should happen doesn't."
Mort Sahl
R
"History repeats itself because we don't learn from it."
Red Skelton
R
"Learn from history's lessons."
Red Skelton
B
"History teaches us that human nature rarely changes."
Bob Hope
G
"History is what happens when people stop paying attention."
Gracie Allen
"If you want to know about the future, all you have to do is look at the past."
Mae West
R
"Mankind has made great strides in getting along with one another."
Red Skelton
J
"History is written by the victors."
Jack Benny
L
"History is made by those willing to be different."
Lucille Ball
L
"Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it."
Lucille Ball
B
"History teaches us lessons; we must choose to learn from them."
Bob Hope
R
"History repeats itself because people don't learn from it"
Red Skelton
"The history of the world is the history of getting away with murder."
Mae West
"History repeats itself to those who do not learn."
Laurel and Hardy
B
"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
Buster Keaton
B
"History repeats itself to those who don't learn from it."
Buster Keaton
B
"History is written by the victors."
Buster Keaton
B
"History teaches valuable lessons."
Buster Keaton
B
"History is our greatest teacher."
Buster Keaton
R
"We laugh at the past but learn nothing from it."
Red Skelton
"History teaches us not to repeat mistakes"
Laurel and Hardy
"Learn from history's lessons"
Laurel and Hardy
B
"History teaches us that laughter has always been humanity's greatest rebellion."
Buster Keaton