Famous quotes containing the words history and/or year:
“To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armour, the apostles of the martial virtues, tend not to die fighting when the time comes. History is full of ignominious getaways by the great and famous.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)
“The first year was like icing.
Then the cake started to show through.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)