#story

Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#lies #secrets #statecraft #study #study history

The new rage is to say that the government is the cause of all our problems, and if only we had no government, we'd have no problems. I can tell you, that contradicts evidence, history, and common sense. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#common #common sense #contradicts #evidence #government

The point of that is, if you look at Walgreen's history, they've always been pioneers in the application of technology. They're the only drugstore chain that I know to have their own satellite. ↗

— James Collins

#application #been #chain #drugstore #history

I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers. ↗

— Jackie Collins

#books #both #each #easy #having

I think I'm a born storyteller. Inspiration is all around me. I can read a newspaper article and come up with an idea for a book. ↗

— Jackie Collins

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But reason has no power against feeling, and feeling older than history is no light matter. ↗

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

#feeling #history #light #matter #older

It is said that those who fail to remember history are doomed to repeat it. That’s not quite correct. We all forget history. The key is whether we have a way to go back to rediscover what we forget. More directly, the key is whether an objective past can keep us honest. ↗

— Lawrence Lessig

#past #nature

I don't know the history of my sport. I'm not like those people who know everything. ↗

— Usain Bolt

#history #i #know #like #people

A storyteller is basically what actors and writers are. ↗

— Bruce Boxleitner

#storyteller #writers

I was fascinated by a compelling character embroiled in a controversial topic that told the story from a different point of view. ↗

— Bjorn Borg

#compelling #controversial #different #fascinated #i