"History at its best is vicarious experience."

-- Edmund Morgan

#History Quotes #Vicarious Quotes

“I love the music from Nat King Cole, BB King, Albert King... When I think of it, I wouldn't mind being renamed Angus King.”

Source : "Quotes". Angus Young Trivia page, www.rocklopedia.com. August 28, 2008.
“I'm never running for office. I love being able to speak to members of Congress or members of the Senate and floating on either side, because it takes all of us. It's going to take both of them.”
“Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.”

Source : Frank Moore Colby (1926). “The pursuit of humor and other essays”
“Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought! Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder! Strike against preparedness that means death and misery to millions of human beings! Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction! Be heroes in an army of construction!”
“You can shoot a show and have it not air. It's not real until it's airing.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“There's not a conspiracy to prevent really good writing from being found You have to have the humility to fail over and over and over.”
“I search my brain for the truth. â€œI want it more than anything, just as long as you promise me one thing.â€ â€œAnd whatâ€™s that?â€ â€œThat if at any time it gets to be too much for you, youâ€™ll leave meâ€”walk away and get out.â€ â€œThat will never happen,â€ he guarantees me. â€œYou need to give me some credit. You left me, ripped out my heart, and then came back acting like a robot, and you know what? We made it through. You and I, good or bad, belong together. We make each other whole.”

Source : Jessica Sorensen (2013). “The Forever of Ella and Micha”, p.138, Hachette UK
“I believe that a person should take an affirmative outlook. There are always problems in life, old and new, uncertainties, and unexpected contingencies. The optimal way to deal with this is not to give up in despair, but to move ahead using the best intelligence and resources that we have to overcome adversity.”

Source : "Isn't Religion Weird? Quotations for Atheists". Book by Dave Lane (p. 117), August 8, 2008.

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