It is not heroes that make history, but history that makes heroes. ― Joseph Stalin

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Somebody made the statement that Donald Trump has built or owns the greatest collection of golf courses, ever, in the history of golf. And I believe that is 100 percent true.- Donald Trump

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I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain. ― James Baldwin

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The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.

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In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful.

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Alternate history fascinates me, as it fascinates all novelists, because ‘What if?’ is the big thing. - KATE ATKINSON

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History has shown there are no invincible armies. ― Joseph Stalin

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Our history is not our destiny. - ALAN COHEN

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The past changes a little every time we retell it. - HILARY MANTEL

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We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker’s damn is the history we make today.

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