History Quotes
Those who lived through the great moments reflect on what happened and why it still matters.
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"History teaches us lessons if we're willing to listen."John Coltrane
"History repeats itself to those who fail to learn from it."John Coltrane
"History remembers those who dared to be different."Ella Fitzgerald
"History shows that the artists who endure are those who stay true to their vision."Elvis Presley
"History teaches us where we've been, music shows us where we're going."Jimi Hendrix
"The memory of things gone is important to us here on earth."Charlie Parker
"History shows us patterns, but the future remains unwritten by you."Elvis Presley
"Never forget that the blues was born from the freedom songs of the South."Duke Ellington
"History repeats itself until we finally learn from it."Duke Ellington
"Jazz came to America. In fact, America came from jazz"George Gershwin
"A tune is the memory of a nation"George Gershwin
"The memory of things gone is important to us. We use it to make sure we never forget."Louis Armstrong
"History is written by those who are bold enough to play their own song."Duke Ellington
"History will remember those who dared to be different."Duke Ellington
"History shows us patterns; wisdom teaches us not to repeat them."John Coltrane
"Progress requires us to question the status quo."Ella Fitzgerald
"Every composer stands on the shoulders of those who came before."George Gershwin
"History teaches us that the greatest musicians were those who listened to what came before while creating something new."John Coltrane
"The past has ruined us and we are cursed by it."Igor Stravinsky
"I cannot understand composers who reject the past entirely."Igor Stravinsky
"History is a set of lies agreed upon."Claude Debussy
"If you want to find out anything about the times, it's in the music."Miles Davis
"History repeats because we fail to listen."Miles Davis
"We all got roots and we never should forget that."Louis Armstrong
"Tradition is the safeguard of progress."Giuseppe Verdi
"History teaches us the consequences of our actions."Richard Wagner
"You have to understand the history of music to understand where you're going with it."John Coltrane
"History teaches us what not to repeat."Claude Debussy
"I don't think there has been enough emphasis upon the fact that Tin Pan Alley is of Jewish origin."George Gershwin
"Every composer stands on the shoulders of giants."George Gershwin