"Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books - but it is terrible when one has to live it."

History, Life, Books, Talk

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"The history of man is a must read poetry."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

History, Man, Poetry, Knowledge

"You have to be there not for the fame and glory and recognition and being a page in a history book, but you have to be there because you believe your talent and ability can be applied effectively to operation of the spacecraft."

Alan Shepard, American Astronaut

History, Talent, Ability, Being

"The strike of the miners in Arizona was one of the most remarkable strikes in the history of the American labor movement. Its peaceful character, its successful outcome, were due to that most remarkable character, Governor Hunt."

Mary Harris Jones, American Activist

History, Successful, Character

"I loved psychology and I loved history."

Joely Fisher, American Actress

History, Psychology

"I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling."

Frances Burney, British Novelist

History, Truth, Possibility, Appearance

"When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas."

M. H. Abrams, American Critic

History, Ideas, Leading, Spirits

"Fascism was a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place."

Ignazio Silone, Italian Author

History, Fascism, Revolution

"That is a Medieval way of drawing history, in which they do not respect the law and want the rest of the world to respect the law. That's not possible."

Emir Kusturica, Serbian Director

History, Law, Respect, Rest

"There remains, however, the hope, at least in Russia, that, as sometimes happens in history, the memory of lost alternatives will one day inspire efforts to regain them."

Stephen Cohen, American Educator

History, Hope, Day, Memory

"History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living."

Lawrence Durrell, British Writer

History, Living, Repetition, Wrong

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"Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence."

Intelligence, Men, God, Courage

"A genius knows how to make himself easily understood without being obvious about it."

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"Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, and strike the other way."

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"The history of man is a must read poetry."

"You have to be there not for the fame and glory and recognition and being a page in a history book, but you have to be there because you believe your talent and ability can be applied effectively to operation of the spacecraft."

"The strike of the miners in Arizona was one of the most remarkable strikes in the history of the American labor movement. Its peaceful character, its successful outcome, were due to that most remarkable character, Governor Hunt."

"I loved psychology and I loved history."

"I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling."

"When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas."

"Fascism was a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place."

"That is a Medieval way of drawing history, in which they do not respect the law and want the rest of the world to respect the law. That's not possible."

"There remains, however, the hope, at least in Russia, that, as sometimes happens in history, the memory of lost alternatives will one day inspire efforts to regain them."

"History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living."

Explore more quotes by Jean Anouilh

"Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence."

"A genius knows how to make himself easily understood without being obvious about it."

"Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, and strike the other way."

"Love is, above all, the gift of oneself."

"An ugly sight, a man who is afraid."

"Some men like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path."

"There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy."

"A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself."

"Talent is like a faucet, while it is open, one must write."

"I like reality. It tastes like bread."