Quote by Rebecca West
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history a

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk. – Rebecca West

Other quotes by Rebecca West

Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves. – Rebecca West

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Trust
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Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology. – Rebecca West

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Astrology
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Other Quotes from
History
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I went to Ohio University studying arts and history, and playing football. But I was only interested in girls, my pals and sports. I only did the minimum for school. – Ed ONeill

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History

Irish fiction is full of secrets, guilty pasts, divided identities. It is no wonder that there is such a rich tradition of Gothic writing in a nation so haunted by history. – Terry Eagleton

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History

He could have made it right with the book. But he hasnt. He is a revisionist of history. He has lied. – Monica Lewinsky

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History

We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people – history has made us all South Africans. – Mangosuthu Buthelezi

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History

Random Quotes

If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament – disarmament follows peace. – Bernard Baruch

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History

Most of us do not consciously look at movies. – Roger Ebert

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movies

Joy in looking and comprehending is natures most beautiful gift. – Albert Einstein

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Nature

For the most part, we carnivores do not eat other carnivores. We prefer to eat our vegetarian friends. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Vegetarianism