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Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. – Barbara Tuchman

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The unrecorded past is none other than our old friend, the tree in the primeval forest which fell without being heard. – Barbara Tuchman

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No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision. – Barbara Tuchman

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History is the sum total of the things that could have been avoided. – Konrad Adenauer

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In the old days… it was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didnt have opinions. When I was producing natural history programmes, I didnt use them as vehicles for my own opinion. They were factual programmes. – David Attenborough

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From a reality perspective, Im sure part of that is true, but this is the largest blackout in U.S. history. If that is not a signal that we have got a problem that needs to be fixed, I dont know what is. – Jennifer Granholm

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Life moves fast. As much as you can learn from your history, you have to move forward. – Eddie Vedder

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The weather is like the government, always in the wrong. – Jerome K. Jerome

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Players should know that if you cant make the contribution of the winning shot, that your attitude every day when you come to practice, or the positive contribution you make through cheering and keeping up team morale, is just as important in the overall picture. – Sue Wicks

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Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. – Henry Ford

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Hypocrites in the Church? Yes, and in the lodge and at the home. Dont hunt through the Church for a hypocrite. Go home and look in the mirror. Hypocrites? Yes. See that you make the number one less. – Billy Sunday

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