"As the primary end of History is to record truth, impartiality, fidelity and accuracy are the fundamental qualities of an Historian."

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Source : Hugh Blair (1858). “Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres: Chiefly from the Lectures of Dr. Blair”, p.263

Hugh Blair

#History Quotes #Quality Quotes #Fundamentals Quotes

“Ive always seen architecture as a healing art, not just as a beautification art.”
“The desire to understand the world and the desire to reform it are the two great engines of progress, without which human society would stand still or retrogress. It's coexistence or no existence.”
“Something new has been added, a new art of sound. Am I wrong in calling it music?”

Source : "The Liberation of Sound: An Introduction to Electronic Music". Book by Herbert Russcol, 1972.
“Pop art is for everyone.”
“Camo never goes out of style as far as I'm concerned.”

Source : "The Coveteur: Joy Bryant". www.elle.com. April 19, 2013.
“Lastly, tea--unless one is drinking it in the Russian style--should be drunk WITHOUT SUGAR. I know very well that I am in a minority here. But still, how can you call yourself a true tea-lover if you destroy the flavour of your tea by putting sugar in it? It would be equally reasonable to put in pepper or salt. Tea is meant to be bitter, just as beer is meant to be bitter. If you sweeten it, you are no longer tasting the tea, you are merely tasting the sugar; you could make a very similar drink by dissolving sugar in plain hot water.”
“I wouldnt say Malkovich is totally insane, but hes not living in the real world. Hes living in his world, which is a fine world to live in apparently.”
“We tend not to choose the unknown, which might be a shock or a disappointment or simply a little difficult to cope with. An yet it is the unknown with all its disappointments and surprises that is the most enriching.”

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