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Quote by Howard Nemerov
History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have

History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. Its one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldnt live without. – Howard Nemerov

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Ive never read a political poem thats accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants. – Howard Nemerov

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Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadows speed. – Howard Nemerov

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Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana

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I dont really think of things in terms of legacy or where I stand in the history of Nintendo or anything like that. – Shigeru Miyamoto

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Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history. – Carter G. Woodson

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Weve been a country thats been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And we were unfortunately reminded in a very devastating way of our vulnerability. – Condoleezza Rice

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More men die of jealousy than of cancer. – Joseph P. Kennedy

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