"In its Greek origins, historia meant inquiry, and from Thucydides onwards, the past has been studied to understand its connections with the present."

-- Simon Schama

#Past Quotes #History Quotes #Greek Quotes

“I want to thank you, Lord, for life and all that's in it. Thank you for the day and for the hour, and the minute.”
“Most of us are dragged toward wholeness.”
“I don't think that people should wear dresses two sizes too small. I just think that sexiness is better left to the imagination. It's just more tasteful.”
“If anyone tells you someone has changed their character; don't believe it.”
“Be truthful, say what you mean and mean what you say, don't ignore the given circumstances.”

Source : Lauren Graham (2013). “Someday, Someday, Maybe: A Novel”, p.164, Ballantine Books
“Nevertheless, one learned very early that books had to be respected; they were all putative Bibles and to some small degree had a share in holiness.”
“Noise is the typographical error and the poorly designed page...Ambiguity is noise. Redundancy is noise. Misuse of words is noise. Vagueness is noise. Jargon is noise.”
“The excess of pleasure is pain”

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