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History, a distillation of rumour. - Thomas Carlyle

History, a distillation of rumour. – Thomas Carlyle

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The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder — waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life, and, having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you. – Thomas Carlyle

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A person usually has two reasons for doing something: a good reason and the real reason. – Thomas Carlyle

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History is a peoples memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals. – Malcom X

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For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington. – Bill Moyers

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The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future. – Jessamyn West

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Then, Sir, you would reduce all history to no better than an almanack, a mere chronological series of remarkable events. – James Boswell, 1775

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History is a symphony of echoes heard and unheard. It is a poem with events as verses. – Charles Angoff

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So little done, so much to do. – Cecil Rhodes

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On a day when youre tired, its important to just say good morning to everyone so theyre kind of aware that its gonna be a good day. Jamie Lee Curtis told me that. – Lindsay Lohan

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I have a lot of plants and fish and a pet lizard and Venus flytraps. I have a whole ecosystem in my room, like a running waterfall and different lights and sensors set on digital timers. – Chris Pratt

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