History Quotes

एक अमेरिकी के रूप में हम मानवीय गरिमा, न्याय और स्वतंत्रता को विशेष महत्व देते हैं। हम उसी को अच्छा या बुरा मानते हैं जो इन लक्ष्यों पर खरा उतरता है। संस्थापकों द्वारा दो सदी पहले बोए गए ये उच्च विचार इस धरती पर जीवित रहे हैं और फले-फूल रहे हैं क्योंकि हमने एक स्वतंत्र और सार्वभौमिक सार्वजनिक स्कूली शिक्षा प्रणाली के माध्यम से आम जनता को प्रबुद्ध बनाए रखा है।

As Americans we place special emphasis on human dignity, justice and freedom. WE measure as good of bad that which meets these goals. Those high ideas have survived and flourished on this soil for two centuries since the Founding Fathers planted them because we have sustained a general public enlightenment through a free and universal public school system.

As Americans we place special emphasis on human dignity, justice and freedom. WE measure as good of bad that which meets these goals. Those high ideas have survived and flourished on this soil for two centuries since the Founding Fathers planted them because we have sustained a general public enlightenment through a free and universal public school system.

संसद का सत्र बुलाने में इतनी देर हुई, इसका हमें गहरा खेد है।

It is with deep regret that the determination to assemble Parliament has been so long delayed.

It is with deep regret that the determination to assemble Parliament has been so long delayed.

मैं ऐसे किसी भी वातावरण की कल्पना नहीं कर सकता जो डायनासोर के डीएनए को सुरक्षित रखने के लिए पर्याप्त रूप से स्थिर रहा हो।

Theres no environment I can think of that would have remained constant enough to preserve dinosaur DNA.

Theres no environment I can think of that would have remained constant enough to preserve dinosaur DNA.

संदूक में रहने वाला तुम्हारा भयानक जीवन अब समाप्त हुआ... आखिरकार तुम्हें फोटोग्राफी के आविष्कारक के रूप में मान्यता मिल जाएगी। यह तस्वीर पूरी दुनिया को इस बात का सबूत देगी। (जोसेफ नाइसेफोर निएप्से द्वारा पहली तस्वीर की खोज पर।)

Your nightmare existence in a trunk is over... At long last you will be recognized as the inventor of photography. This picture will prove it to all the world. (On his discovery of the first photograph, made by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.)

Your nightmare existence in a trunk is over... At long last you will be recognized as the inventor of photography. This picture will prove it to all the world. (On his discovery of the first photograph, made by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.)

इस गंभीर और भव्य रूपक के लिए, इसके रहस्यवाद और वीरता के लिए, इसके उत्साह और सहनशक्ति के लिए, पूरी दुनिया स्पेन की ऋणी है।

for ... austere and gracious allegory, as for so much of its mysticism and its chivalry, its ardours and its endurances, the world is in debt to Spain.

for ... austere and gracious allegory, as for so much of its mysticism and its chivalry, its ardours and its endurances, the world is in debt to Spain.

क्रांति अपने संस्थाپकों (माता-पिता) के साथ-साथ अपनी संतानों को भी निगल जाती है।

Revolution devours its own parents as well as its own children.

Revolution devours its own parents as well as its own children.

कई मायनों में, पश्चिम एक साझीदार के रूप में रूस पर निर्भर है। पुराने ऐतिहासिक रिश्तों को देखते हुए रूसी भावनाओं का सम्मान करना एक समझदारी भरा और ठोस दृष्टिकोण है।

In many regards, the West is dependent on Russia as a partner. Showing consideration for Russian sensitivities when it comes to old, historical bonds is a reasonable, well-founded approach.

In many regards, the West is dependent on Russia as a partner. Showing consideration for Russian sensitivities when it comes to old, historical bonds is a reasonable, well-founded approach.

यूक्रेन में, नाटो की सदस्यता को लेकर कभी भी आम सहमति नहीं रही है। यहाँ तक कि यूलिया Tymoshenko भी जब प्रधानमंत्री थीं, तो इस पर स्पष्ट रुख अपनाने से बचती थीं। राष्ट्रपति मिखाइल साकाश्विली के नेतृत्व में जॉर्जिया ने काफी आक्रामक रुख अपनाया, जो नाटो की सदस्यता के मार्ग में आड़े आया। रूस के साथ दोनों देशों के विशेष संबंधों को देखते हुए, यह आशंकाएं पूरी तरह जायज थीं कि नाटो की सदस्यता से रूस की यह वाजिब चिंता बढ़ जाती कि उसे घेरा जा रहा है।

In Ukraine, there has never been a consensus behind NATO membership. Even Yulia Tymoshenko was noncommittal when she was still prime minister. Georgia under President Mikhail Saakashvili pursued a rather aggressive stance, which stood in the way of its NATO membership. Given both states' unique relationships with Russia, concerns were justified that NATO membership would trigger Russia's reasonable fears of encirclement.

In Ukraine, there has never been a consensus behind NATO membership. Even Yulia Tymoshenko was noncommittal when she was still prime minister. Georgia under President Mikhail Saakashvili pursued a rather aggressive stance, which stood in the way of its NATO membership. Given both states' unique relationships with Russia, concerns were justified that NATO membership would trigger Russia's reasonable fears of encirclement.

मैंने अपनी सबसे बेबाक कल्पनाओं में भी नहीं सोचा था कि हम कभी उस दौर में पहुँचेंगे जहाँ हम एक अश्वेत राष्ट्रपति के दोबारा चुने जाने की बात कर रहे होंगे।

In my wildest dreams, I never would have thought wed come to the point where were talking about the re-election of a black president.

In my wildest dreams, I never would have thought wed come to the point where were talking about the re-election of a black president.

विक्टोरियाई दुनिया बेहद अंधेरे से भरी और साथ ही बेहद रोशन भी है।

The Victorian world is extremely dark and extremely bright.

The Victorian world is extremely dark and extremely bright.

पैथोलॉजी (विकृति विज्ञान), शायद विज्ञान की किसी भी अन्य शाखा से ज्यादा, नायकों और नायक-पूजा का शिकार रही है। रुडोल्फ विरचोव इसके महादूत रहे हैं और विलियम वेल्च इसके जॉन द बैपटिस्ट (संत जनम बपतिस्मा देने वाले), जबकि पैरासेलसस और कोनहींम को लुसीफर और बेल्जेबुल (शैतान) की भूमिकाओं में धकेल दिया गया है... असल में, पैथोलॉजी में कोई नायक नहीं हैं—प्रगति के द्वार खोलने वाले सभी महान विचार दूसरे क्षेत्रों से उधार लिए गए हैं, और पैथोलॉजी का पुनरुत्थान खुद पैथोलॉजी से नहीं बल्कि दार्शनिकों कांट और गोएथे से उपजा है।

Pathology, probably more than any other branch of science, suffers from heroes and hero-worship. Rudolf Virchow has been its archangel and William Welch its John the Baptist, while Paracelsus and Cohnheim have been relegated to the roles of Lucifer and Beelzebub. ... Actually, there are no heroes in Pathology-all of the great thoughts permitting advance have been borrowed from other fields, and the renaissance of pathology stems not from pathology itself but from the philosophers Kant and Goethe.

Pathology, probably more than any other branch of science, suffers from heroes and hero-worship. Rudolf Virchow has been its archangel and William Welch its John the Baptist, while Paracelsus and Cohnheim have been relegated to the roles of Lucifer and Beelzebub. ... Actually, there are no heroes in Pathology-all of the great thoughts permitting advance have been borrowed from other fields, and the renaissance of pathology stems not from pathology itself but from the philosophers Kant and Goethe.

माओ ने इस विचार को चुनौती दी कि आर्थिक नियोजन लोगों के बीच के हितों के टकराव को खत्म कर देगा। वह इसे द्वंद्वात्मक रूप से देखते थे—बुद्धिजीवियों और शारीरिक श्रम करने वालों के बीच के संघर्ष, शहर और गाँव के बीच के संघर्ष, तथा पार्टी और समाज में फैली पदानुक्रम व्यवस्था। उनका कहना था कि इन अंतरों को पाटने के लिए संघर्ष करना जरूरी है, चाहे इसमें 100 साल लगें या 500 साल।

Mao challenged the idea that economic planning would dissolve conflicts of interest among the people. He saw it dialectically - conflicts between intellectuals and manual workers, between the city and the countryside, stratification in the party and society. He said it was necessary to struggle to overcome these differences whether it takes 100 or 500 years.

Mao challenged the idea that economic planning would dissolve conflicts of interest among the people. He saw it dialectically - conflicts between intellectuals and manual workers, between the city and the countryside, stratification in the party and society. He said it was necessary to struggle to overcome these differences whether it takes 100 or 500 years.

साल 2011 तक लिंचिंग (भीड़ द्वारा हत्या) का मामला सामने आया है, इसलिए यह इतिहास की उतनी पुरानी बात नहीं है जितनी हम सोचते हैं। मुझे लगता है कि हाशिए पर मौजूद लोगों पर ताकतवर तंत्रों द्वारा किया जाने वाला अत्याचार कोई नई बात नहीं है। लिंचिंग की क्रूरता जगजाहिर है, और जिस तरह से हमने इसे नाटक में पेश किया है, वह उन पर बटाईदार (शेयरक्रॉपर) के रूप में हो रहे बर्बर अत्याचार की तुलना में उन्हें कुछ राहत देने जैसा प्रतीत होता है।

There was a lynching case as late as 2011, so it's not as far away as we think. I think persecution by powerful structures, on a people who are marginalized, is not new. The idea of lynching is well known, and the way we present it in the play makes the lynching somewhat of a relief, compared to the barbaric treatment they were receiving as sharecroppers.

There was a lynching case as late as 2011, so it's not as far away as we think. I think persecution by powerful structures, on a people who are marginalized, is not new. The idea of lynching is well known, and the way we present it in the play makes the lynching somewhat of a relief, compared to the barbaric treatment they were receiving as sharecroppers.

मुझे लगता है कि अमेरिका का एक सबसे बड़ा अपराध यह है कि उसने इस देश के सबसे बड़े पाप—यानी गुलामी—के लिए कभी माफ़ी नहीं माँगी।

I think that one thing that America is guilty of is not ever apologizing for the greatest sin of the country, which is slavery.

I think that one thing that America is guilty of is not ever apologizing for the greatest sin of the country, which is slavery.

मेरा मानना है कि नाटक "ए स्मॉल ओक ट्री र्स रेड" उन लोगों को इतिहास के पन्नों में दर्ज कराने के बारे में है, जिन्हें उनकी बहादुरी और एक-दूसरे के प्रति प्रेम के बावजूद भुला दिया जाता। ये किरदार न्याय की मांग करते हैं, और इसके लिए उन्हें सजा भुगतनी पड़ी। यदि हम अपनी कलात्मक अभिव्यक्ति के जरिए, इस नाटक जैसे किसी काव्य रूप में, इतिहास की उस भूल को सुधार सकें, तो यही हमारा मुख्य उद्देश्य और सबसे बड़ी उपलब्धि है।

My view is that "A Small Oak Tree Runs Red" is about putting people 'on the record,' who otherwise would have been forgotten, as a result of their bravery and love for one another. These characters demand justice, and they got punished for it. If we can correct that record in our artistic expression, in a poetic form such as this play, then that is our entire purpose and greatest benefit.

My view is that "A Small Oak Tree Runs Red" is about putting people 'on the record,' who otherwise would have been forgotten, as a result of their bravery and love for one another. These characters demand justice, and they got punished for it. If we can correct that record in our artistic expression, in a poetic form such as this play, then that is our entire purpose and greatest benefit.

9/11 मेमोरियल एंड म्यूज़ियम में जो एक चीज़ नदारद है—और मुझे नहीं लगता कि वह हमें जल्द कभी देखने को मिलेगी—वह यह है कि उन लाखों इराकियी नागरिकों के लिए वहाँ कोई स्मारक नहीं है जो 9/11 की यादों के गलत इस्तेमाल की वजह से मारे गए थे। यादें बहुत दिलचस्प चीज़ होती हैं। हम अपनी कहानी को बहुत चुन-चुनकर संवारते हैं और ठीक वहीं रुक जाते हैं जहाँ वह दूसरों की कहानियाँ बयां करने लगे और हमें अपनी किसी गलती या कसूर को स्वीकार करने के लिए मजबूर करे। मेरे लिखने की एक बड़ी वजह यह है कि पर्याप्त मुसलमान और पाकिस्तानी लेखक अपनी बात नहीं रख रहे हैं, और हमारे अनुभवों की पेचीदगियों पर लिखने वाले आस्तिक लेखकों की भी भारी कमी है।

The one thing that's missing from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, and I don't imagine we'll see it any time soon, is that there's no memorial to the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who died because of how the memory of 9/11 was used. Memory is a very interesting thing. We very selectively curate our story and then stop when it begins to tell other people's stories and forces us to accept some kind of culpability. One reason I write is that there's not enough Muslims writing, Pakistanis writing, not enough people of faith writing about the complexities of our experiences.

The one thing that's missing from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, and I don't imagine we'll see it any time soon, is that there's no memorial to the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who died because of how the memory of 9/11 was used. Memory is a very interesting thing. We very selectively curate our story and then stop when it begins to tell other people's stories and forces us to accept some kind of culpability. One reason I write is that there's not enough Muslims writing, Pakistanis writing, not enough people of faith writing about the complexities of our experiences.

जलवायु आपदाओं का डर बहुत पुराना है और अजनबियों के हमारे डर से काफी मिलता-जुलता है। पहले के समय में लोग मानते थे कि जलवायु लगभग हमेशा बदतर होती है, बेहतर शायद ही कभी—और यह पापी आचरण के लिए भगवान की सजा होती है।

The fear of climatic catastrophes is an ancient one and not unlike our fear of strangers. In the past, people believed that the climate almost always changes for the worse, and only rarely for the better - God's punishment for sinful behavior.

The fear of climatic catastrophes is an ancient one and not unlike our fear of strangers. In the past, people believed that the climate almost always changes for the worse, and only rarely for the better - God's punishment for sinful behavior.

सोना और चांदी चाहे जितना भी चुराया गया हो और स्पेन भेजा गया हो, उससे स्पेन के आम लोग अमीर नहीं हुए। इससे तो बस उनके राजाओं को कुछ समय के लिए सत्ता के संतुलन में बढ़त मिली, और अपने युद्धों के लिए और अधिक भाड़े के सैनिक किराए पर लेने का मौका मिला। आखिरकार वे उन युद्धों को भी हार गए, और अंत में जो बचा वह था—बेहिसाब महंगाई, भूखी आबादी, अमीर का और अमीर होना, गरीब का और गरीब होना, और तबाह हो चुका किसान वर्ग।

For all the gold and silver stolen and shipped to Spain did not make the Spanish people richer. It gave their kings an edge in the balance of power for a time, a chance to hire more mercenary soldiers for their wars. They ended up losing those wars anyway, and all that was left was a deadly inflation, a starving population, the rich richer, the poor poorer, and a ruined peasant class

For all the gold and silver stolen and shipped to Spain did not make the Spanish people richer. It gave their kings an edge in the balance of power for a time, a chance to hire more mercenary soldiers for their wars. They ended up losing those wars anyway, and all that was left was a deadly inflation, a starving population, the rich richer, the poor poorer, and a ruined peasant class

1937 में म्यूनिख में 'डिजेनरेट आर्ट' (भ्रष्ट कला) के नाम से एक प्रदर्शनी लगी थी, जिसमें क्ली, कांडिंस्की, बेकमैन और कई अन्य कलाकारों की कृतियां शामिल थीं। उन कलाकृतियों को 'बीमार' कहकर कचरे के ढेर में फेंक दिया गया था। जेसी हेम्स, पैट रॉबर्टसन और मेयर ग्यूलियन द्वारा समकालीन कला के प्रति व्यक्त किए गए विचार ठीक वैसी ही भाषा की याद दिलाते हैं जिसका इस्तेमाल नाजी किया करते थे।

There was an exhibition in Munich in 1937, 'Degenerate Art,' which included work by Klee, Kandinsky, Beckmann and many others. The work was called 'sick' and put in the trash heap. The sentiments expressed toward contemporary art by Jesse Helms, Pat Robertson and Mayor Giuliani recall the language used by the Nazis.

There was an exhibition in Munich in 1937, 'Degenerate Art,' which included work by Klee, Kandinsky, Beckmann and many others. The work was called 'sick' and put in the trash heap. The sentiments expressed toward contemporary art by Jesse Helms, Pat Robertson and Mayor Giuliani recall the language used by the Nazis.

संग्रहालय हमारी चेतना के संचालक हैं। वे हमें इतिहास की व्याख्या देते हैं, यह सिखाते हैं कि दुनिया को कैसे देखा जाए और उसमें हमारी अपनी क्या जगह है। अगर सकारात्मक शब्दों में कहें, तो वे महान शिक्षण संस्थान हैं। और अगर नकारात्मक नजरिए से देखें, तो वे प्रोपेगैंडा की मशीनें हैं।

Museums are managers of consciousness. They give us an interpretation of history, of how to view the world and locate ourselves in it. They are, if you want to put it in positive terms, great educational institutions. If you want to put it in negative terms, they are propaganda machines.

Museums are managers of consciousness. They give us an interpretation of history, of how to view the world and locate ourselves in it. They are, if you want to put it in positive terms, great educational institutions. If you want to put it in negative terms, they are propaganda machines.