#history

Everything must be recaptured and relocated in the general framework of history, so that despite the difficulties, the fundamental paradoxes and contradictions, we may respect the unity of history which is also the unity of life. ↗

— Fernand Braudel

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History may be divided into three movements: what moves rapidly, what moves slowly and what appears not to move at all. ↗

— Fernand Braudel

#divided #history #into #may #move

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience in local government and state government and national government - I was the first woman in history on the Senate Finance Committee - not to mention the diplomatic international experience. ↗

— Carol Moseley Braun

#bring #committee #common #common sense #diplomatic

The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal. ↗

— David Brin

#been #both #both sides #contact #encounter

Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

#flowed #history #many #music #under

There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was. ↗

— Peabo Bryson

#american #american history #aretha #aretha franklin #every

It's unbelievable, there's a book out attacking Gore, when he's the most unfortunate loser in political history. ↗

— Vincent Bugliosi

#book #gore #history #loser #most

We have wasted History like a bunch of drunks shooting dice back in the men's crapper of the local bar. ↗

— Charles Bukowski

#bar #bunch #dice #drunks #history

History is malleable. A new cache of diaries can shed new light, and archeological evidence can challenge our popular assumptions. ↗

— Ken Burns

#assumptions #challenge #diaries #evidence #history

I subscribe to William Faulkner's' view that history is not just about what we were before but who we are now. ↗

— Ken Burns

#before #faulkner #history #i #just