Famous quotes containing the words history of and/or history:
“Universal history is the history of a few metaphors.”
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
“I believe my ardour for invention springs from his loins. I can’t say that the brassiere will ever take as great a place in history as the steamboat, but I did invent it.”
—Caresse Crosby (1892–1970)