#history books

When I was in school, all our history books were American, so we learned American history, not Canadian history. ↗

— Dave Foley

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As you grow older and young people come up to you with their history books, you realize that some of the things I have been able to do have been impactful. But for me, I try to keep everything in perspective and stay humble. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

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If I don't tell it all now, the story in the history books will always be imperfect and that would be wrong. ↗

— Christine Keeler

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Whites were the winners, blacks were the losers, we wrote the history books, and they didn't feature. ↗

— Phillip Noyce

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We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre. ↗

— Dick Gregory

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I read all the time... I read a lot of history books. ↗

— Mickey Spillane

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If you think you have it tough, read history books. ↗

— Bill Maher

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Everything was going my way. I was happily marching into the history books. Then it all just fell apart. ↗

— George Michael

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All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing. ↗

— Moliere

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We all had to learn Southern accents. It wasn't a big research show. With the 'Wounded Knee' project, I locked myself in my apartment with history books so I would know what we're talking about. ↗

— Anna Paquin

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