"I feel history is more of a story than a lesson. I know this idea of presentism: this idea of constantly evoking the past to justify the present moment. A lot of people will tell you, "history is how we got here." And learning from the lessons of history. But that's imperfect. If you learn from history you can do things for all the wrong reasons."

-- Sarnath Banerjee

#Past Quotes #Ideas Quotes #People Quotes

“India's place in the sun would come from the partnership between wisdom of its rural people and skill of its professionals”
“I don't think I would have been able to stick with it and been proud of who I am and be feminine out on the court. I think I would have folded to the peer pressure if I didn't have my mom to encourage me to be me and be proud of how tall I am.”
“This planet that God created for us to live in is just so breathtakingly beautiful.”

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“Thelonius Monk went over to Bird and Bud Powell and said, 'I told you guys to act crazy, but I didn't tell you to fall in love with the act. You're really crazy now.'”
“No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds - November!”

Source : 'No!'
“I've always been crazy for the American songbook.”
“Education is cheap; experience is expensive.”
“Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.”

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