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I love people, I love studying people more than history. So whatever situation I see, then I look at, what were the people like, more than history itself.

Quotes by Colin Quinn

As we move beyond Women's History Month, I am committed to advancing legislation to raise the minimum wage and ensure women are paid equally for equal work.

Quotes by Colleen Hanabusa

Martha Washington. I think she's done herself a disservice in history with a little cap, you know? She looks like a namby-pamby little grandmotherly type, but she turned out to be a very strong woman.

Quotes by Cokie Roberts

My grandpa was a geologist, and I always had this fascination with not only earth sciences but ancient history.

Quotes by Cole Sprouse

My Dublin wasn't the Dublin of sing-songs, traditional music, sense of history and place and community.

Quotes by Colin Farrell

I am excited to bring my deep knowledge, passion and expertise of soccer in this country to The New York Cosmos. They truly represent where this sport is headed on a national and international level, and I want to make...

Quotes by Cobi Jones

I just feel honored to play Wonder Woman in some incarnation. She's got such history, and she's, like, the first female superhero.

Quotes by Cobie Smulders

The most important thing is making sure that we survive because Fulham deserves to be in the Premier League - it's a great club with a lot of history.

Quotes by Clint Dempsey

History has proven that art depicting black people cannot be disentangled from the political implications that such art has on their lives. As Africans were being stripped from the continent and sailed across the Atlantic to the Western world, depictions...

Quotes by Clint Smith

As we walked through the National Museum of African American History and Culture, I pushed my grandfather in a wheelchair he had reluctantly agreed to sit in. He is a proud man who also knows that his knees aren't what...

Quotes by Clint Smith

The history of racial violence in our country is both omnipresent and unspoken. It is a smog that surrounds us that few will admit is there.

Quotes by Clint Smith

I think about the history of racism in this country all the time.

Quotes by Clint Smith

'A Talk to Teachers' is emblematic of Baldwin's proclivity for candor over political appeasement and, like much of his work, focusses on history and the American consciousness.

Quotes by Clint Smith

At school, I never had a hold on English history, and cheder was a place run by sadistic incompetents, so I felt alienated from the Jewish part of my past.

Quotes by Clive Sinclair

My history was the Western. I grew up with the Lone Ranger, the Cisco Kid and Bonanza. I felt as much a child of the West as someone born in Montana or Wyoming.

Quotes by Clive Sinclair

Gender consciousness has become involved in almost every intellectual field: history, literature, science, anthropology. There's been an extraordinary advance.

Quotes by Clifford Geertz

The people of Texas are rightly proud of their own, just like the French and the Italians, but visiting artists have often been given a shot in the history of art.

Quotes by Clifford Ross

To take wine into our mouths is to savor a droplet of the river of human history.

Quotes by Clifton Fadiman

I think you're going to find out that westerns will be coming back. It's Americana, it's part of our history, the cowboy, the cattle drive, the sheriff, the fight for law, order and justice. Justice will always prevail as far...

Quotes by Clayton Moore

There is nothing glorious about what our ancestors call history. It is simply a succession of mistakes, intolerances and violations.

Quotes by Claude Vorilhon

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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