The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

It's incredible to have been part of fashion history - my whole career has been one big highlight.

It's incredible to have been part of fashion history - my whole career has been one big highlight.

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and read more

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.

The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.

The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.