“On the contrary, if they are treated with justice and humanity, proper example and the advantages of education given them, the coming years will be as bright and prosperous to the unfortunate race as the past has been dark and painful.” IfsYearsHas BeensPastHumanityGivenJusticeDarkRaceExampleAdvantagePainfulContraryTreatedUnfortunateProsperous Book:SERVING THE REPUBLIC Source: SERVING THE REPUBLIC
“Neil Young is my hero, and such a great example. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music. That's what that guy does. Sometimes you pay attention, sometimes you don't. Sometimes he hands it to you, sometimes he keeps it to himself. He's a good man with a beautiful family and wonderful life.” KnowsMenYearsDoeHas BeensSometimesHandsPastBeautifulYoungGuyPayAttentionWonderfulExampleHeroPay AttentionGood ManThat GuyMy HeroWonderful LifeBeautiful Family Author:Dave Grohl
“Is it appropriate still for a German to have a gun? I only use that as an example of a country that's still deeply involved and engaged in the conversations about how to come to terms with the past. Certainly for that country, it's not forgotten.” StillsCountryUsePastTermExampleInvolvedConversationGunForgottenEngagedAppropriate Author:Stephen Daldry
“Falling stars are high examples sent To warn, not lure. Gross fancy says they are Substantial meteors; but that is not so. They are the merest phantasies of Night, When she's asleep, and, dimly visited By past effects, she dreams of Lucifer Hurled out of Heaven.” DreamPastNightFallHeavenStarsEffectsExampleFancyGrossLureLuciferMeteors Author:Alfred Austin
“The raw fact is that every successful example of economic development this past century every case of a poor nation that worked its way up to a more or less decent, or at least dramatically better, standard of living has taken place via globalization, that is, by producing for the world market rather than trying for self-sufficiency.” WorldWayTryingSelfFactsPastNationsPoorCasesSuccessfulTakenEconomicCenturyExampleDevelopmentStandardsDecentGlobalizationStandards Of LivingEconomic DevelopmentSelf SufficiencySufficiencyEconomic GlobalizationPoor Nations Author:Paul Krugman
“We can learn from history how past generations thought and acted, how they responded to the demands of their time and how they solved their problems. We can learn by analogy, not by example, for our circumstances will always be different than theirs were. The main thing history can teach us is that human actions have consequences and that certain choices, once made, cannot be undone. They foreclose the possibility of making other choices and thus they determine future events.” HumansMadeDifferentProblemActionPastCertainChoicesKnowledgeTeachGenerationsEventsExamplePossibilityCircumstancesDemandConsequenceClimate ChangeDetermineUndoneAnalogiesHuman ActionsFuture EventsPast GenerationsActions Have Consequences Book:Why History Matters: Life and Thought Source: Why History Matters: Life and Thought
“History is the depository of great actions, the witness of what is past, the example and instructor of the present, and monitor to the future.” ActionPastExampleWitnessInstructors Author:Miguel de Cervantes
“From the example of the past, the man of the present acts prudently so as not to imperil the future.” MenPastExampleHe Man Author:Titian
“I have become increasingly convinced that the past records of mutual fund managers are essentially worthless in predicting future success. The few examples of consistently superior performance occur no more frequently than can be expected by chance.” PastChanceRecordsExamplePerformancesInvestingConvincedExpectedSuperiorsManagersFundMutualConsistentlyWorthlessPredictingFuture SuccessMutual FundSuperior Performance Author:Burton Malkiel
“The president stands between the twin mirrors of the past and future, causing his being to become reflected an infinite amount of times. At first, this can be very disorienting. But it induces the president to move quickly. He may, for example, mimic a wave with his arms in order to see how his actions extend across this mirroring of time, observing if the figure at the end acts at the same instant as the figure before him, and so on and so forth.” IfsFirstsMayEndsActionPastMovingOrderPresidentFiguresExampleArmsAmountInfiniteMirrorsWaveInstantTwinsObservingMirroring Author:Calvin Coolidge
“Evil can also be beautiful. The Coliseum in Rome, for example, a wonderful structure with an awful past. Just think about the bloody gladiator fights there.” ThinkingPastBeautifulFightingEvilWonderfulExampleStructureAwfulSatanRomeBloodyColiseum Author:Rem Koolhaas
“Human relations tend to be more difficult when you're dealing with someone who weighs 30 kilograms more than you do. That's when you worry about whether a well-meaning gesture could produce complications. We have no problems with countries like Madagascar or Bolivia, for example. But Germany is our neighbor and we have a shared past. Besides, Germany is powerful and ambitious and more than four times as large as we are. It makes complete sense that we would act cautiously. It's simply Realpolitik.” HumansWellsCountryProblemPastDifficultPowerfulWorryFourExampleProduceRelationNeighborGermanyGesturesAmbitiousNo ProblemHuman RelationsComplicationBoliviaRealpolitikMadagascar Author:Vaclav Klaus
“We can see how the role of mobile has changed in past 20 years. It is a perfect example of how one innovation can change an entire era.” YearsPastPerfectRolesTechnologyExampleChangedIndiaInnovationErasMobileInformation Technology Author:Narendra Modi
“I had 500 kids at camp this past summer for example. We do nine weeks for kids and nine days for grown ups every summer. The adult camp is a lot of fun.” KidsPastFunWeekExampleSummerAdultsNineCamps Author:Wavy Gravy
“Some of the greatest spiritual revivals in the past occurred just when the situation seemed to be the darkest. In the history of our own nation, for example, countless thousands turned to Christ during the darkest days of the Civil War, setting the stage for national reconciliation later on.” WarPastSpiritualNationsChristSituationStageExampleSettingSettingsCivil WarReconciliationRevival Author:Billy Graham
“I don't think that the big crunch should be seen as a menace, but rather as an opportunity. It's one of these times in -history - and we have plenty of examples from the past - where it's possible to really make a difference. And if art is serious about claiming a central role in today's society and culture, this is the best chance it's had in ages.” IfsThinkingShouldArtBigsAgeTodayPastCultureOpportunityDifferencesChanceRolesExampleSeriousArt IsPlentyMaking A DifferenceMenaceCrunchSociety And CultureToday's Society Author:Maurizio Cattelan
“If you look at how great artists of the past, like Beethoven, for example dealt with art and morality, you see that there was torture and pain in their work, but there was also dignity in the way that was dealt with. So I don't buy this contemporary notion that the only way to be artistic is to be arrogant, offensive or immoral.” IfsWayLooksArtPainPastArtistExampleMoralityDignityNotionContemporaryArtisticTortureArrogantOffensiveImmoralGreat ArtGreat Artist Author:Tariq Ramadan