Giuseppe Garibaldi Quotes

Wretched Castile, yesterday the ruler wrapped in rags and scorning all it does not know.

Rome will exist as long as the Coliseum does; when the Coliseum falls, so will Rome; when Rome falls, so will the world.

Our ancient historical monuments are national property and ought no longer to be left to the mercy of the many and variable ideas of ecclesiastical propriety that may at any time be prevalent among us

It is of the essence of traditions that they cover or conceal their humble foundations by erecting impressive edifices on them.

Rome is one enormous mausoleum. There, the Past lies visibly stretched upon his bier. There is no today or tomorrow in Rome; it is perpetual yesterday.

Think about what happens when architecture becomes ruins. All you have left are some little columns on a cliff, but it's still such an overwhelming experience that you could say architecture is that which makes ruins beautiful.

I do love these ancient ruins. We never tread upon them but we set Our foot upon some reverend history.

Oh each successive night that comes has something in it of an abandoned ember that is slowly burning out, and it falls swathed in ruins, surrounded by funereal objects.

The town was so dull: one day the tide went out, and it never came back.

I love the past. I read about the past all the time.

I have been curious about Haiti for many years. The history of the country is as fascinating as it is turbulent.

I'm in a museum. I'm a relic.

In archaeology, context is everything. Objects allow us to reconstruct the past. Taking artifacts from a temple or an ancient private house is like emptying out a time capsule.

Being in London has really taught me how important history is. Just having information of the past. It helps you predict the future, which is all we really have as, you know, humans.

Too many people take New York for granted. The primary reason is that history is not taught. That's outrageous in a city where the past is still visible.

We can't let the past be forgotten.

Most national holidays in most countries rest on selective memories of the past.

The people of Egypt are an intelligent people with a glorious history who left their mark on civilization.

I still miss qualities of Khmer life that are hard to quantify: the slow, sensual pace, the hovering presence of the past, the vast skies filled with terrifying and beautiful butts. And, of course, the food.

Just as a fossil is 'petrified time,' so is an ancient artifact or text.

When you're driving into D.C. as a young kid and you go over the Key Bridge and see the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and Capitol Building, they become a part of the landscape for you. You are also constantly in contact with this idea that history, and the people that made it, are being remembered.

Modernism is an outmoded way of thinking about design: it just doesn't reflect the way we live now. It always puts forward this idea that the past is irrelevant to tomorrow - and tomorrow is all that matters. But the past is part of who we are.

The idea that somehow the way forward is to abandon the past, to me, is preposterous and both undesirable and unrealistic.

History has always fascinated me. Coming from a family that has it's own regal history, I always like places that have a rich past.

Every time I go to Beirut, I see people and the quality of life going slowly from bad to worse, and from worse to even worse.