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I have a history of eating disorders but, as a mother, you think of being an example to your child. I'm so much more balanced than I was.

Quotes by Geri Halliwell

If you say that the history of the Church is a long succession of scandals, you are telling the truth, though if that is all you say, you are distorting the truth.

Quotes by Gerald Vann

Your brain develops depending on your individual history. What has gone on in your own brain and its consciousness over your lifetime is not repeatable, ever - not with identical twins, not even with conjoined twins.

Quotes by Gerald Edelman

Each brain is exposed to different circumstances. It's very likely that your brain is unique in the history of the universe.

Quotes by Gerald Edelman

History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.

Quotes by Gerald R. Ford

America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization.

Quotes by Georges Clemenceau

My object will be, first, to show by what connections the history of the fossil bones of land animals is linked to the theory of the earth and why they have a particular importance in this respect.

Quotes by Georges Cuvier

To a person growing up in the power of demography, it was clear that history had to do not with the powerful actions of certain men but with the processes of choice and preference.

Quotes by George W. S. Trow

It is the idea of 'People' to treat its material as if it were history and, what is more, as if it were the history of a happy period.

Quotes by George W. S. Trow

Since we have had a history, men have pursued an ideal of immortality.

Quotes by George Wald

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

Quotes by George Washington

World War II was the last government program that really worked.

Quotes by George Will

Look, three love affairs in history, are Abelard and Eloise, Romeo and Juliet and the American media and this President at the moment. But this doesn't matter over time. Reality will impinge. If his programs work, he's fine. If it...

Quotes by George Will

The euro pleases dispirited people for whom European history is not Chartres and Shakespeare but the Holocaust and the Somme. The euro expresses cultural despair.

Quotes by George Will

Barack Obama hopes his famous health care victory will mark him as a transformative president. History, however, may judge it to have been his missed opportunity to be one.

Quotes by George Will

Well, the whole history of Star Trek is the market demand.

Quotes by George Takei

When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of rebuilding, our training programs and putting our best efforts to recruit the most talented men and women, we...

Quotes by George Tenet

The Clinton paradox: How could a president so intelligent, so compassionate, so public-spirited and so conscious of his place in history act in such a stupid, selfish and self-destructive manner?

Quotes by George Stephanopoulos

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

Quotes by George S. Patton

One of the best known, and one of the least intelligible, facts of literary history is the lateness, in Western European Literature at any rate, of prose fiction, and the comparative absence, in the two great classical languages, of what...

Quotes by George Saintsbury

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of "History" quotes are on this page?
A varied set - early scientific curiosity encouraged by visits to a museum of natural history, a personal history steeped in church and religious family members, a reflection on black television history, and a contrast between comfortably critiquing from the sidelines and the people who actually make a difference.
Is there a quote about family and religious history?
Yes, one quote describes an extended family full of preachers, evangelists, and former priests, giving the speaker "quite a bit of history with Church, religion and spirituality." For more on lasting family ties, see the Love page.
Is there a quote about television history?
Yes, one quote uses 'The Cosby Show' as a personal benchmark when thinking about black television and history. For more reflections on culture and everyday life, see the Life page.
Is there a quote about scientific curiosity?
Yes, one quote recalls being interested in science from early on, with a father who would take the speaker to the museum of natural history, giving them a head start on scientific knowledge. Browse the Long page for more on things that shape us over time.
Is there a quote about making a difference versus criticizing from the sidelines?
Yes, one quote draws a contrast between the comfort of sitting on the sidelines and critiquing "the builders from afar," and the people who actually go out and make a difference. For more on ambition and legacy, check out the Great page.

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