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History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator
Books Communication History Reading/Writing

History is a pack of lies we play on the dead.

(1694 – 1778) French author, humanist & satirist
History Lies Time

When I was at school I was great at history… oh wait, no I wasn't.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer
Education History Learning Time

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

History Murphy’s Laws People Wisdom

The difference between God and the historians consists above all in the fact that God cannot alter the past.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist
Beliefs God History Time

History doesn't repeat itself – historians merely repeat each other.

History Murphy’s Laws Time

History must repeat itself because we pay such little attention to it the first time.

(1919 – ) American sportswriter
History Sports Time

I went to a restaurant that serves “breakfast at any time,” so I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Eating Food/Drink History Time

For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.

(1882 – 1941) English novelist, essayist, publisher & feminist
Communication History People Reading/Writing Time Women

History is the short trudge from Adam to atom.

(1904 – 1974) American author & radio producer
History Time Wordplay

Historians: People who won’t let bygones be bygones.

Definitions History Occupations Time

Those who learn nothing from history are condemned to rewrite it.

(1927 – ) Canadian-born American comedian & actor
History Time

Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs.

(1886 – 1973) Israeli prime minister
Books Communication History Reading/Writing

The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs.  You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them.  Somebody actually saw Adam and Eve.  No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

American baseball player
Baseball History Science/Weather Sports

The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. Well, I didn't live in this century.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
America History Misspokements Places

History: The version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

Definitions History Time

Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.

American business woman & magazine editor
History Time

What is history but a set of lies agreed upon.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
History Time

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

(1889 – 1944) English historian
History Occupations Time

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

(1952 – ) American writer & comedian
History Past Time

Those who abhor history are compelled to rewrite it.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author
Communication History Reading/Writing Time