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    A man can be a hero if he is a scientist, or a soldier, or a drug addict, or a disc jockey, or a crummy mediocre politician. A man can be a hero because he suffers and despairs; or because he thinks logically and analytically; or because he is "sensitive;" or because he is cruel. Wealth establishes a man as a hero, and so does poverty. Virtually any circumstance in a man's life will make him a hero to some group of people and has a mythic rendering in the culture -- in literature, art, theater, or the daily newspapers.

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History: A distillation of rumor.

History: A distillation of rumor.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: History Quotes,
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History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always read more

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable.

by John W. Gardner Found in: History Quotes,
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I feel like I'm part of history being made. I leave Apple board meetings thinking, 'I've got to do a read more

I feel like I'm part of history being made. I leave Apple board meetings thinking, 'I've got to do a better job.'

by Andrea Jung Found in: History Quotes,
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We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?

We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?

by John Guare Found in: History Quotes,
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War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

by Thomas Hardy Found in: History Quotes,
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History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

by Alexis De Tocqueville Found in: History Quotes,
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History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

by Norman Cousins Found in: History Quotes,
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I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something read more

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.

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We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

by Edward R. Murrow Found in: History Quotes,
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