My sense of the family history is somewhat sketchy, because my mother kept a great deal to herself. Use this quote
It was one of those great miracles of history that they managed to smuggle an Enigma machines out to Britain just before they were invaded by the Nazis. Use this quote
The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness. Use this quote
For most of history, Anonymous was a woman. Use this quote
Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. Use this quote
In terms of writing about horses, I fell backwards into that. I was intent on getting a Ph.D., becoming a professor, and writing on history but I got sick 14 years ago when I was 19. Getting sick derailed that plan completely. Use this quote
Robots have a rich and storied history in movies. Use this quote
My father and I made genetics history. We were the first African-Americans and the first father and son anywhere to have their genomes sequenced. Use this quote
A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us. Use this quote
Let this be our time in history so that someday we can tell our children and grandchildren that we were there, that we changed the course of history for the better. Use this quote
History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. Use this quote
In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly. Use this quote
Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery. Use this quote
Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict. Use this quote
In the history of the treatment of depression, there was the dunking stool, purging of the bowels of black bile, hoses, attempts to shock the patient. All of these represent hatred or aggression towards what depression represents in the patient. Use this quote
If history is a guide, a victory for Obama means he faces the prospect of a second term dogged by scandal or inertia. Use this quote
American policy seems to be wed to a perpetual state of war. Why? History shows that the world will always be in flux or turmoil, with different peoples competing for visibility and power. The U.S. cannot fix the fate of every nation. Use this quote
It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions. Use this quote
Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress. Use this quote
Barack Obama is one of the greatest politicians in American history. Use this quote
