"In the early days of aviation, there was a great deal of experimentation and a high death rate."

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"In the 1940s, traveling for an African was a complicated process. All Africans over the age of sixteen were compelled to carry 'Native passes' issued by the Native Affairs Department and were required to show that pass to any white policeman, civil servant, or employer. Failure to do so could mean arrest, trial, a jail sentence or fine."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

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"I'm going down in history with Star Trek. It's a great feeling."

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"I am a child of the American Century, and I feel a genetic commitment to understanding why it happened, and why I take it so personally."

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"The history of Christianity, therefore, must be of concern to all who are interested in the record of man and particularly to all who seek to understand the contemporary human scene."

Kenneth Scott Latourette, American Historian

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"Everything will turn into a ruin, even your beliefs will turn into a ruin! There will be no more believers from your belief, there will be only the viewers around your belief, watching this belief of once upon a time, and now just a ruin!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"I think there's a tide that tends to carry historians back to the past."

Ron Chernow, American Author

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"We're all very sensitive that Jim has the shortest history with the band. He wants to be somewhat of a free agent. I'm just going to let time dictate how Jim's future evolves."

Thurston Moore, American Musician

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"Everyone was important during the war. Everyone. We worked together and we won."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

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"History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"All religions have periods in their history which are looked back to with retrospective fear and trembling as eras of persecution, and each religion has its own book of martyrs."

Richard Le Gallienne, English Poet

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"I'm going down in history with Star Trek. It's a great feeling."

"I am a child of the American Century, and I feel a genetic commitment to understanding why it happened, and why I take it so personally."

"The history of Christianity, therefore, must be of concern to all who are interested in the record of man and particularly to all who seek to understand the contemporary human scene."

"Everything will turn into a ruin, even your beliefs will turn into a ruin! There will be no more believers from your belief, there will be only the viewers around your belief, watching this belief of once upon a time, and now just a ruin!"

"I think there's a tide that tends to carry historians back to the past."

"We're all very sensitive that Jim has the shortest history with the band. He wants to be somewhat of a free agent. I'm just going to let time dictate how Jim's future evolves."

"Everyone was important during the war. Everyone. We worked together and we won."

"History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes."

"All religions have periods in their history which are looked back to with retrospective fear and trembling as eras of persecution, and each religion has its own book of martyrs."

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"Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster."

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"The reason we're building SpaceX is to be able to make life multi-planetary."

"I would like to be remembered as someone who tried to do things that matter."

"The value of beauty and inspiration is very much underrated, no question. But I want to be clear: I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to think about the future and not be sad."

"I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better. I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself."