Forgetting/history

Famous quotes containing the words forgetting and/or history:

    “I love them
    for finding what
    I can’t find,
    and for loving me
    for the line I wrote,
    and for forgetting it....”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    “Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make.”
    —Ruth Benedict (1887–1948)