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History is history. What is done is done.

Quotes by Sister Souljah

I'm a hopeless mother; a hopeless wife; I have to try harder. I'm just a pathetic case history, really.

Quotes by Siobhan Fahey

I am not a physician, but I am deeply interested in diagnostic categories and have read extensively in the history of the subject.

Quotes by Siri Hustvedt

Perception plays a vital role in the diagnosis of bipolar illness. Symptoms are perceived through the categories of psychiatric medicine at a given moment in history, categories which are continually shifting and being named or renamed.

Quotes by Siri Hustvedt

Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it.

Quotes by Simone Weil

I love researching all sorts of weird stuff. I always say, 'God help me if the FBI came across my Internet search history.'

Quotes by Simon Toyne

The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can repeat. So information is a defence. Through this we can build, we must build, a defence against repetition.

Quotes by Simon Wiesenthal

When history looks back, I want people to know that the Nazis could not kill millions of people with impunity.

Quotes by Simon Wiesenthal

In October, 1865, occurred what was, in my eyes, the greatest event in the history of the observatory. The new transit circle arrived from Berlin in its boxes.

Quotes by Simon Newcomb

One hardly knows where, in the history of science, to look for an important movement that had its effective start in so pure and simple an accident as that which led to the building of the great Washington telescope, and...

Quotes by Simon Newcomb

Germans have an understanding of history and cannot allow themselves to forget it. It may be a curse, but in some ways, it's a blessing. It makes them cautious.

Quotes by Simon Rattle

It's not right to think about all of Jewish-German history as shrouded by the smoke of the crematorium.

Quotes by Simon Schama

I find it very hard to write about Jewish history.

Quotes by Simon Schama

History is admirably dangerous. It is not the soft option. Teachers need to be grown up and brave. Sensitivity is fine, but it stops at the door of honest narrative.

Quotes by Simon Schama

The Bible, for all its riches, is not a document of social history.

Quotes by Simon Schama

I always wanted to write a history of Jerusalem.

Quotes by Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Russian Revolution mobilized a popular passion across the world based on Marxism-Leninism, fueled by messianic zeal. It was, perhaps, after the three Abrahamic religions, the greatest millenarian rapture of human history.

Quotes by Simon Sebag Montefiore

I love the flamboyance, the melodrama, the bloody theatre of Russian history.

Quotes by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Without doubt, the most mathematically sophisticated television show in the history of primetime broadcasting is 'The Simpsons'.

Quotes by Simon Singh

How it came to pass that man, originally taught, as we doubt not he was, to know and to worship the true Jehovah, is found, at so early a period of his history, a worshiper of baser objects, it is...

Quotes by Simon Greenleaf

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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