Today, I don't believe in destiny. But I do believe in history...There's nothing more powerful than history...

You don’t rewrite it, censor it, or edit it, to suit some warped view you have of the past and your own present.

The sight of so many ruins destroys any desire to build shanties; all this ancient dust makes one indifferent to fame.

History is written by the victors, which is certainly true, but it's also written by the wealthy and the literate.

More than half of our history is lost, not because they were not documented, but they had no guardians and protectors.

Many people read History books but it takes just a few people to LEAD the cause that will shape the course of HISTORY.

History looks queer when you're standing close to it, watching where it is coming from and how it's being made.

Plato dramatically puts the detachment of the philosopher from his time this way: to philosophize is to prepare to die.

Every civilization sees itself as the center of the world and writes its history as the central drama of human history.

Aku akan memuji setiap hal yang baik, tak pandang ia datangnya sebagai seorang Komunis, Islam atau seorang Hopi Indian.

But people tend to forget what isn't in front of their faces, and most of them are too stupid to read their history.

Today’s youngsters will unfortunately never know the thrills we experienced dubbing movies in the era of Rashomon.

Kebudayaan mempunyai sifat-sifat khusus, nasional, sederhana, dan timbul dengan sendirinya - Zia 'Gokalp (1875-1924)

Islam adalah agama yang hidup, terus berkembang dan dapat memenuhi kebutuhan rohani dan intelektual jutaan umat manusia.

Small details are a vital part of allowing a reader to make an imaginative connection with long dead historical figures.