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"I wanted to make sure that the man who found the genie would not take terrible advantage of her, so he needed to be a person of integrity and honor - which is why I made the male lead an astronaut. The rest, as they say, is history."

"I wanted to make sure that the man who found the genie would not take terrible advantage of her, so he needed to be a person of integrity and honor - which is why I made the male lead an astronaut. The rest, as they say, is history."

Sidney Sheldon, American Novelist

History, Honor, Integrity, Man

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"Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in the history of where he came from doesn't hurt your appreciation of the painting."

"Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in the history of where he came from doesn't hurt your appreciation of the painting."

Jodie Foster, American Actress

History, Appreciation, Hurt, Painting

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"The Secret Doctrine is the common property of the countless millions of men born under various climates, in times with which History refuses to deal, and to which esoteric teachings assign dates incompatible with the theories of Geology and Anthropology."

"The Secret Doctrine is the common property of the countless millions of men born under various climates, in times with which History refuses to deal, and to which esoteric teachings assign dates incompatible with the theories of Geology and Anthropology."

H. P. Blavatsky, Russian Philosopher

History, Men, Anthropology, Doctrine

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"I'm covering the worst president in American history."

"I'm covering the worst president in American history."

Helen Thomas, American Journalist

History, President

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"The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race."

"The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race."

Branch Rickey, American Athlete

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"The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of the slave trade, and of slavery in the States, have been cited. It has been said that those petitions were not received."

"The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of the slave trade, and of slavery in the States, have been cited. It has been said that those petitions were not received."

Caleb Cushing, American Diplomat

History, Slavery, States, Trade

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"The history of the past interests us only in so far as it illuminates the history of the present."

"The history of the past interests us only in so far as it illuminates the history of the present."

Ernest Dimnet, French Clergyman

History, Past, Present

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"With each new book, the march of our national history takes a step forward. When one is present at a book launch, one is bearing witness to the birth of a new body of ideas, to the coming into being of another testimony of history."

"With each new book, the march of our national history takes a step forward. When one is present at a book launch, one is bearing witness to the birth of a new body of ideas, to the coming into being of another testimony of history."

Ibrahim Babangida, Nigerian Statesman

History, Ideas, Being, Body

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"To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way."

"To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way."

Stephen Ambrose, American Historian

History, African

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"History will tell where I stand in the ranks of Bond villains, I have no control over that."

"History will tell where I stand in the ranks of Bond villains, I have no control over that."

Rick Yune, American Actor

History, Control, Will

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"The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster."

"The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster."

Ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist

History, Disaster, State

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"I know every note in every song, the whole history of it, even parts that were there and are gone."

"I know every note in every song, the whole history of it, even parts that were there and are gone."

Enya, Irish Musician

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"In every European nation, there have been problems in history when the society was too divided."

"In every European nation, there have been problems in history when the society was too divided."

Harri Holkeri, Finnish Politician

History, Society, Nation, Problems

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"I was reading a book... 'the history of glue' - I couldn't put it down."

"I was reading a book... 'the history of glue' - I couldn't put it down."

Tim Vine, British Comedian

History, Reading

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"The Iraqi Free Press, which did not exist 18 months ago because there was no such thing as the Iraqi Free Press, broke a story about the U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal, which could potentially turn out to be the largest scandal in history."

"The Iraqi Free Press, which did not exist 18 months ago because there was no such thing as the Iraqi Free Press, broke a story about the U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal, which could potentially turn out to be the largest scandal in history."

Chris Chocola, American Politician

History, Months, Oil, Press

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"We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history of interpretation. But the ultimate question must be, what do the words of the text mean in our time."

"We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history of interpretation. But the ultimate question must be, what do the words of the text mean in our time."

William J. Brennan, Jr., American Judge

History, Time, Question, Words

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"The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years."

"The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years."

Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian Politician

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"We have said that Israel has had a very bad history with the United Nations, and whoever cares for himself in Israel distances himself from that Organization."

"We have said that Israel has had a very bad history with the United Nations, and whoever cares for himself in Israel distances himself from that Organization."

Yitzhak Shamir, Israeli Statesman

History, Israel, Nations, United

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"It made me think about a whole area of human activity that was not really a concern to me before that, because I was involved in reading Chinese history, or languages, or whatever."

"It made me think about a whole area of human activity that was not really a concern to me before that, because I was involved in reading Chinese history, or languages, or whatever."

Ron Silver, American Actor

History, Concern, Reading

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"The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it."

"The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it."

Wendell Berry, American Poet

History, May, Past, Reason, Will

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"At Munich we sold the Czechs for a few months grace, but the disgrace will last as long as history."

"At Munich we sold the Czechs for a few months grace, but the disgrace will last as long as history."

F. L. Lucas, English Critic

History, Disgrace, Months, Will

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"History has been stolen from us and replaced with guilt inducing lies."

"History has been stolen from us and replaced with guilt inducing lies."

Stefan Molyneux, Canadian Author

History, Truth, Awareness, Injustice

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"Later, I made a movie with him, 'That Touch of Mink,' and we became good friends but any woman's initial meeting with Cary is right up there with the big moments of her world history."

"Later, I made a movie with him, 'That Touch of Mink,' and we became good friends but any woman's initial meeting with Cary is right up there with the big moments of her world history."

Audrey Meadows, American Actress

History, Friends, Meeting, Moments

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"To pitch a perfect game wearing pinstripes at Yankee Stadium, it's unbelievable. Growing up a Yankee fan, to come out here and make history, it really is a dream come true."

"To pitch a perfect game wearing pinstripes at Yankee Stadium, it's unbelievable. Growing up a Yankee fan, to come out here and make history, it really is a dream come true."

David Wells, American Athlete

History, Dream, Growingup, Yankee

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"World history is a court of judgment."

"World history is a court of judgment."

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German Philosopher

History, Court, Judgment, World

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"Perhaps the most important lesson of the New Social Historians is that history belongs to those about whom or whose documents survive."

"Perhaps the most important lesson of the New Social Historians is that history belongs to those about whom or whose documents survive."

Bruce Jackson, American Public Servant

History, Historians

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"It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history."

"It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history."

Malcolm Forbes, American Publisher

History, Man, Prison

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"History creates comprehensibility primarily by arranging facts meaningfully and only in a very limited sense by establishing strict causal connections."

"History creates comprehensibility primarily by arranging facts meaningfully and only in a very limited sense by establishing strict causal connections."

Johan Huizinga, Dutch Historian

History, Facts, Sense

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"Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders."

"Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders."

Margaret Mead, American Scientist

History, Time, First, Television

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"Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also read quite a bit of history and read that as much for pleasure as part of a curriculum."

"Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also read quite a bit of history and read that as much for pleasure as part of a curriculum."

John Hume, Irish Politician

History, Age, Time, Curriculum

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"It is the creator of fiction's point of view; it is the character who interests him. Sometimes he wants to convince the reader that the story he is telling is as interesting as universal history."

"It is the creator of fiction's point of view; it is the character who interests him. Sometimes he wants to convince the reader that the story he is telling is as interesting as universal history."

Raymond Queneau, French Poet

History, Character, Fiction

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"The countless number of influential figures in American history who are of Caribbean heritage indicates the need to set aside a designated time to celebrate their contribution to our country."

"The countless number of influential figures in American history who are of Caribbean heritage indicates the need to set aside a designated time to celebrate their contribution to our country."

Eliot Engel, American Politician

History, Time, Country

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"I shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity of history if I can succeed in placing before the English of the nineteenth century a true picture of the life of their ancestors."

"I shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity of history if I can succeed in placing before the English of the nineteenth century a true picture of the life of their ancestors."

Thomas B. Macaulay, English Historian

History, Life, Dignity

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"I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux."

"I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

History, Manners, Morals, Numbers

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"We are entering a new phase in human history - one in which fewer and fewer workers will be needed to produce the goods and services for the global population."

"We are entering a new phase in human history - one in which fewer and fewer workers will be needed to produce the goods and services for the global population."

Jeremy Rifkin, American Economist

History, Population, Will, Workers

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"History shows how feeble are barriers of paper."

"History shows how feeble are barriers of paper."

John Lothrop Motley, American Historian

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"The people who have really made history are the martyrs."

"The people who have really made history are the martyrs."

Aleister Crowley, English Critic

History, People, Martyrs

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"The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history that's least studied by historians is the 300 to 500 riots in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970."

"The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history that's least studied by historians is the 300 to 500 riots in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970."

Tom Hayden, American Politician

History, Civilrights, Historians

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"Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her a leading figure in our nation's civil rights history."

"Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her a leading figure in our nation's civil rights history."

John Shimkus, American Politician

History, Morality, Action, Strength

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"Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against a vast and densely packed majority of the blind, who are led by their instincts and unable to think for themselves."

"Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against a vast and densely packed majority of the blind, who are led by their instincts and unable to think for themselves."

Lion Feuchtwanger, German Novelist

History, Blind, Majority, Minority

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"I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part of the debris of history, part of the give and take."

"I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part of the debris of history, part of the give and take."

Oliver Stone, American Director

History, Will, Wrong

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"The Veteran's History Project, a nationwide volunteer effort to collect oral histories from America's war veterans, provides an avenue to do just that. Now in its fifth year, the Project has collected more than 40,000 individual stories."

"The Veteran's History Project, a nationwide volunteer effort to collect oral histories from America's war veterans, provides an avenue to do just that. Now in its fifth year, the Project has collected more than 40,000 individual stories."

Spencer Bachus, American Politician

History, War, America, Effort

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"A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities, but never one of them alone, nor any two or three; never less than all."

"A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities, but never one of them alone, nor any two or three; never less than all."

Allen Tate, American Poet

History, Morality, May

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"Well, the whole history of Star Trek is the market demand."

"Well, the whole history of Star Trek is the market demand."

George Takei, American Actor

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"More than forty years of Communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe resulted in an unhappy and artificial division of Europe. It is this dark chapter of European history that we now have the opportunity to close."

"More than forty years of Communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe resulted in an unhappy and artificial division of Europe. It is this dark chapter of European history that we now have the opportunity to close."

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish Statesman

History, Opportunity, Europe, Now

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"History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood."

"History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood."

Eldridge Cleaver, American Activist

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"It states, History should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future. It also suggests that this celebration of the end of slavery is an important and enriching part of the history and heritage of the United States."

"It states, History should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future. It also suggests that this celebration of the end of slavery is an important and enriching part of the history and heritage of the United States."

Mark Foley, American Politician

History, End, Future, Past

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"Can't disagree with the need for a grasp of history."

"Can't disagree with the need for a grasp of history."

Gwen Ifill, American Journalist

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"In the more recently disclosed field of history in the ancient Near East, however, there has been no such sense of responsibility displayed by historians either in Europe or America."

"In the more recently disclosed field of history in the ancient Near East, however, there has been no such sense of responsibility displayed by historians either in Europe or America."

James H. Breasted, American Archaeologist

History, America, Europe, Historians

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"Our nation was created in ways that allow human potential to prosper, and it created the greatest nation for people in the history of humanity. Now Obama is dismantling it, because he has no appreciation for our greatness. In fact, he resents it. He blames this country for whatever evils he sees around the world."

"Our nation was created in ways that allow human potential to prosper, and it created the greatest nation for people in the history of humanity. Now Obama is dismantling it, because he has no appreciation for our greatness. In fact, he resents it. He blames this country for whatever evils he sees around the world."

Rush Limbaugh, American Entertainer

History, People, Greatness, Appreciation

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