“If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.” IfsFirstsMayFunnySuccessHistoryStyleFailureSucceedSillySarcasticFunny InspirationalSuccess And FailureSuccess FailureCrispsFunny BusinessWittiestTrying To Succeed Author:Quentin Crisp
“Stonehenge was built possibly by the Minoans. It presents one of man's first attempts to order his view of the outside world.” MenWorldFirstsOrderViewsHistoryBuiltRacistWorld HistoryOutside WorldStonehenge Author:Stephen Gardiner
“Whereas our ancestors (not of choice) were the first successful cultivators of the wilds of America, we their descendants feel ourselves entitled to participate in the blessings of her luxuriant soil.” FeelsFirstsAmericaChoicesBlackHistorySuccessfulBlessingAfrican AmericanSoilAncestorEntitledBlack HistoryDescendants Author:Richard Allen
“What we should grasp, however, from the lessons of European history is that, first, there is nothing necessarily benevolent about programmes of European integration; second, the desire to achieve grand utopian plans often poses a grave threat to freedom; and third, European unity has been tried before, and the outcome was far from happy.” ShouldFirstsHas BeensPoliticalDesireFreedomHistoryPlansAchievePoliticianLessonsEuropeThirdsThreatUnityGravesOutcomesStrong WomenIntegrationUtopiaProgrammesBenevolentUtopianEuropean HistoryDesire To AchieveEuropean Integration Book:On Europe Source: On Europe
“The first lesson of history is that evil is good.” FirstsEvilHistoryLessons Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson