If we disown history we are at its mercy. To have a reasonable knowledge of the past is to possess an anchor which is likely to prevent us from being swept towards false ideas about the present and future.

The eternal struggle in the law between constancy and change is largely a struggle between history and reason, between past reason and present needs.

Whereas before you dwelt in time and paid brief visits to the Now, have your dwelling place in the Now and pay brief visits to past and future when required to deal with the practical aspects of your life situation.

There are those who regard this history of past strife and exile as better forgotten. But, to use the phrase of Yeats, let us not casually reduce "that great past to a trouble of fools." For we need not feel the bitterness of the past to discover its meaning for the present and the future.

In the whole world of Greek antiquity there is no poetical representation of beautiful love which approaches even afar.

This time, any attempt to present Hinduism and Indian culture by creating sculptures in the name of the New Year's procession of fine arts will be discouraged.

We [as Latinxs] got to be there representing, explaining, and translating…It’s the only way we are going to have people come together.

The world is a very strange place, and there are times when the metaphorical or narrative description characteristic of culture and the material representation so integral to science appear to touch, when everything comes together—when life and art reflect each other equally.

Kiarostami represents the highest level of artistry in the cinema.

Past and to come seems best; things present, worst.

Canada must be focused on containing this clear and present danger to our nation and the rule of law.

I can assert that it is this belief in learning from experience, a growth mindset, the power of chance events, and self-reflection that have helped me grow to the present.

To this and other disasters, Romanians reacted (and still react) with glum jokes: Bucharest became Ceaushwitz, Ceaushima, Paranopolis; the dynasty that ruled them represented socialism in one family. But gallows themselves were less evident than gallows humor.

The future has taken root in the present.

She is betraying both nations, she neither lives here (India) nor in Pakistan, but she resides in Dubai. We request the Indian Government not to allow Sania to represent India and let her reside in Dubai.

Planning is one of the many catchwords whose present popularity is roughly proportionate to the obscurity of its definition.