John Henrik Clarke Quotes

History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is a compass they use to find themselves on the map of human geography. It tells them where they are but, more importantly, what they must be.

John Henrik Clarke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 1, 1915 - July 16, 1998

Topics

HistoryTimeDayPeoplePolitical

I'm not the kind of person who ever thought, 'Oh, a one-woman show - bring it on!'

Megan Dodds

ThoughtPersonKindBringShowWho

I love art in general - architecture, anything creative.

Matthew Ramsey

LoveArtArchitectureCreative

The early Stones were adolescent rockers. They were self-conscious in an obvious and unpretentious way. And they were committed to a musical style that needed no justification because it came so naturally to them. As they grew musically the mere repetition of old rock and blues tunes became increasingly less satisfying.

Jon Landau

StyleEarlyRepetitionBluesRock

Quit now, you'll never make it. If you disregard this advice, you'll be halfway there.

David Zucker

AdviceYouNowQuitNeverHalfway

The first time I ever saw a black audience at our concert, we were in Zimbabwe.

Clarence Clemons

TimeBlackFirst TimeFirstAudience

Lewandowski is very complete. He can hold on to the ball and build play; he can dribble. He can score goals from anywhere. He is fast, strong in the air.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

GoalsStrongFastPlayBuildAir

We have the power to make things new again. To project American strength again, to get our economy going again.

Rick Perry

StrengthPowerAmericanNewProject

Our purpose in Vietnam is to prevent the success of aggression. It is not conquest, it is not empire, it is not foreign bases, it is not domination. It is, simply put, just to prevent the forceful conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam.

Lyndon B. Johnson

SuccessPurposeAggressionEmpire

Find out what you don't want to know about yourself, what you're afraid of.

Linda Evans

YourselfYouFindKnowWantOut

It's kind of cool that I know of all this great science fiction being written in China, and most of it is not really well-known in the West.

Ken Liu

ScienceGreatCoolKnowKindChina

If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better.

Kjell Magne Bondevik

BetterDareUnderstandWillSee

I get such a buzz out of cleaning closets.

Gretchen Rubin

CleaningOutGetBuzzClosets

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