History

“The only way for us to become great, and even, if it is possible, inimitable, is by imitating the ancients.”

“I never saw myself as a pioneer. It was only later, looking back, that it occurred to me that I was.”

“Tradition is not constant and static; it grows and builds.”

“It is liberty which is ancient, and despotism which is modern.”

“This American team is stronger than the Dream Team from 1992.”

“We are determined not to repeat the mistakes of the past.”

“أنا لا أتحدث عن الماضي، أتحدث عن التاريخ.”

“We didn’t have the entourages they have today - coaches, hitting partners, massage therapists, fitness coaches. In those days, no one could afford that.”

“The only way for us to become great, and indeed—if this is possible—inimitable, is by imitating the ancients.”

“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.”

“私はドーハの悲劇は終わりではなく、新たな歴史の始まりになる──4年間の足踏みを余儀なくされたにせよ、本大会に駒を進める日はすぐに訪れるだろうと確信していた。”

“The nation cannot be pulled up by its roots, cannot be dissociated from its past, without danger to its highest interests.”

“By definition he cannot put himself today in the service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it.”

“As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown.”

“The Lebanese had created, preserved, defended, affirmed and advanced an expansive and liberal civilization.”

“In the case of history what matters is its meaning; its medium is events, and its vehicle is literature.”

“Language is a nation’s soul and life, while history is its consciousness and memory.”

“The church lives in the midst of history as a sign, instrument and foretaste of the reign of God.”

“Here was a moment where we were reflecting on how do we live together despite what has happened?”

“Arctic sovereignty means having the ability to exercise one’s culture based upon the many characteristics that define a people, such as your language, your traditions, values, history, geography.”