History Quotes
Those who lived through the great moments reflect on what happened and why it still matters.
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"The past is just the future entered through another gate."William S. Burroughs
"History teaches us the lessons of the past."William Carlos Williams
"They call it the beatific generation, but I don't feel any beatification."Jack Kerouac
"History is written by those who stay awake."Jack Kerouac
"History repeats itself, but in disguise."Hart Crane
"History teaches what the present forgets."Hart Crane
"History is merely a list of surprises. It can only surprise us."Kurt Vonnegut
"I like to think of my behavior in the twentieth century the way I think of behavior during the Crusades."Kurt Vonnegut
"History teaches that change comes slowly, then suddenly all at once."William Carlos Williams
"History is made by those who refuse to accept the present"Allen Ginsberg
"History teaches us that change is inevitable and necessary"Allen Ginsberg
"I study the lives of great men and famous women."Marianne Moore
"Modern civilization buries its own dreams beneath concrete."Hart Crane
"History repeats itself to those who ignore it."Hilda Doolittle
"The future is always a surprise, but the past should not be."Kurt Vonnegut
"And I wonder if the people in charge knew what they were doing."Kurt Vonnegut
"One can never quarantine the past."William Carlos Williams
"The past whispers to those willing to listen with their whole being."Hart Crane
"History is written by the ones with the loudest voices, not the truest."Allen Ginsberg
"History teaches us what we refuse to learn."Hilda Doolittle
"History is the lie we agree upon, and that's what makes it real."Jack Kerouac
"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time."Amy Lowell
"History repeats itself to those who don't listen."Amy Lowell
"Memory shapes who we are and how we see the future."William Carlos Williams
"History is written by those who dare to pay attention."William Carlos Williams
"The past is always present in our contemporary struggles."Hart Crane
"Every word carries the weight of history and human experience."Hart Crane
"The past speaks through us in the present moment."Hart Crane
"The past is never truly past; it lives in us."Hilda Doolittle
"The past whispers; we must learn to listen carefully."Hilda Doolittle