"For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself."
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Confucius on History"The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew."
Abraham Lincoln on History"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history."
Mahatma Gandhi on History"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little."
Franklin D. Roosevelt on History"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past."
Thomas Jefferson on History"We shape our buildings thereafter they shape us."
"Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse."
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
"It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary."