"History is not merely what happened. It is what happened in the context of what might have happened."

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Source : Hugh Lloyd-Jones, Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper, Valerie Pearl, Blair Worden (1981). “History & imagination: essays in honour of H. R. Trevor-Roper”, Duckworth Publishing

Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper

#Might Quotes #Happened Quotes

“You have to be willing to spend time making things for no known reason.”
“Who is righteous? Anyone who is repenting. No matter how bad he has been, if he is repenting he is a righteous man. There is hope for him. And no matter how good he has been all his life, if he is not repenting, he is a wicked man. The difference is which way you are facing. The man on the top of the stairs facing down if much worse off than the man on the bottom step who is facing up. The direction we are facing, that is repentance; and that is what determines whether we are good or bad.”

Source : Hugh Nibley (1989). “Approaching Zion”, Shadow Mountain
“In our quest for living a pure, focused life that pleases God, we all hit the wall at one time or another. What do we do then? Give up... Not an option. I have had times when the road has gotten long... Those periods can be very challenging. When they happen, I go to God and ask for His strength for the journey.”
“I believe that you cannot go any further than you can think. I certainly believe if you don't desire a thing, you will never get it.”
“Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience.”

Source : Jessica Savitch (1983). “Anchorwoman”, Berkley
“In order to hold your faith intact be sure it's kept unsullied by fact.”

Source : "Don't Ask". Book by Donald E. Westlake, April 1993.
“As we put into all our schools more humane education, and foster the spirit of justice and kindness toward the "lower" creatures, just as soon shall we reach the roots not only of cruelty but of crime.”
“When all is lost, ask the I.R.S. - they'll find something.”

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