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" Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World. "

Christopher Columbus

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" I want people to be excited about cooling towers and megasheds; they're as much part of our history as the rural barn. "

" If one gains an interest in the history of the earth, he is quite sure to gain an interest in the history of the life on the earth. If the former illustrates the theory of development, so must the latter. The geologist is pretty sure to be an evolutionist. "

" A judge must interpret statutes as written. And a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent. "

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" The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven. "

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" History is not hatred. "

" It's something that you pick up at a history class in college, the idea that history and time is something to which we can't even hold a candle to. We, as human beings, are just a small element in the overarching sweep of narrative history. That really had a profound effect on me, that realization. "

" As history has repeatedly proven, one trade tariff begets another, then another - until you've got a full-blown trade war. No one ever wins, and consumers always get screwed. "

" The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington - wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington. "

" Man watches his history on the screen with apathy and an occasional passing flicker of horror or indignation. "

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" I was an English major at Brown. I never enjoyed history classes. "

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" Twentieth century history of Christianity will name Oral Roberts as the voice that brought the Pentecostal movement to be taken seriously by mainline Christianity. "

Robert H. Schuller

" We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization. Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it's time to turn the page. "

" I think what I was after was a unifying story that could bring everything together, that could give me a sense of the whole of history. "

David Christian

" I love history... everything is inspired by history, so that's why I love vintage and antiques. "

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" Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. "

" In known history, nobody has had such capacity for altering the universe than the people of the United States of America. And nobody has gone about it in such an aggressive way. "

" We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind. "

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" The nation was awakened by that deafening shot. "

" History never really says goodbye. History says, 'See you later.' "

Eduardo Galeano

" We're addicted to this concept of civilization - we can't imagine living outside of it because we've had it for 10,000 years, all of what we call history. But according to archaeologists, humanity has been on this planet for millions of years in indigenous form. "

" In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour. "

" We have wasted History like a bunch of drunks shooting dice back in the men's crapper of the local bar. "

Charles Bukowski

" Tokyo style is so specific. And I'm a very big fan of their history. It's pretty simple. A lot of the time, people expect to see the wild style that comes out of Japan, but I think, traditionally, the style is very simple. "

" The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened and what to do about it. "

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" The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. "

Bertrand Russell

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" Ultrasound is instrumental in the fight against abortion precisely because it allows women to make an informed choice by shedding light in a place which, for most of its history, has been shrouded in secrecy. "

" Each day we understand better what the Indians say, and they us, so that very often we are intelligible to each other. "

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" History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it. "

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