Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

We've got to map all of our ancient history before it's gone because, let's face it, if we don't have a common heritage to share, something to get excited about, then what are we living for?

World history is the history of the great cultures.

It may not be art, but it is history.

Without a generation of civilized people to study history, to preserve its records, to absorb its lessons and relate them to its own problems, history, too, would lose its meaning.

It is important never to forget our history, but parts of our history are more appropriately displayed in museums, not on government property.

My work as a whole is about excavating and shining a light on pieces of history that not only need to be seen and heard, but that can also add to the conversation about what's going on now.

I guess that anything we manage to save from history is a miracle.

History will die if not irritated. The only service I can do to my profession is to serve as a flea.

The control of the past depends above all on the training of memory

Art is the permanence of a civilization.

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

A deep meaning resides in old customs.

The history that lies inert in unread books does no work in the world …. our proper function is not to repeat the past but to make use of it

You can’t just wave a magic wand and make our history go away..

Any nation that forgets its past cannot have a future.

People looked up to us for our values and leadership. But today, they laugh as we are busy debating whether one of the seven wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal, was actually built by Indians.

A people without a positive history is like a vehicle without an engine.

Our language, history, and civilization shine out across every continent.

Ancient monuments 300 to 1000-plus years old are never 'renovated,' only 'restored,' a distinction that escapes the babus.

We can't let the past be forgotten.

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

I'm the black dude that loves old black culture. I also love old white culture. I just love history, but I'm the guy that wants to bring things back and push them forward.

To be at the forefront of something that can spark a major change as far as kids going to an HBCU and learning about our history and learning about our culture and learning about our ancestors, where we came from - that's a big thing, that's a really big thing.

I mean, the Globe is the most famous theater in the western world. The British have absolutely neglected it. It's an embarrassment to them that they haven't done anything about it.

I was always pretty interested in my history. Not just the history of the Caribbean, the history of my people, but all walks of life.