English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Ken Burns Quotes

Ken Burns quote: "It is the great arrogance of the present to forget the..."

It is the great arrogance of the present to forget the intelligence of the past

Ken Burns

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Dave Pelzer quote: "This can't be happenning! Please help me! Please!"
This can't be happenning! Please help me! Please! Dave Pelzer
Carol Alt quote: "I never drank except a couple sips of wine at Thanksgiving."
I never drank except a couple sips of wine at Thanksgiving. Carol Alt
Joanna Southcott quote: "The Spirit of the Lord is with them that fear him."
The Spirit of the Lord is with them that fear him. Joanna Southcott
Emily Dickinson quote: "If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off,..."
If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry. Emily Dickinson
I am very proud to be a part of the Livestrong Foundation. I am maybe only a member but I give everything I can to be sure that people understand that cancer is a disease for everybody - not only in France, in Europe, in Asia, it is all over the world. We must fight together, we must make something to fight the cancer, we must Livestrong. Greg Akcelrod
Sylvia Day quote: "Eva: it's going to be a lot of work.,Gideon. Gideon: im not..."
Eva: it's going to be a lot of work.,Gideon. Gideon: im not afraid of work. Im only afraid of LOSING YOU Sylvia Day
Fantasia Barrino quote: "I want to still be singing at 70 years old. I want to be open..."
I want to still be singing at 70 years old. I want to be open to the dreams I haven't even dreamed up. Fantasia Barrino
Gabriel Garcia Marquez quote: "The move to Arcata was seen by my grandparents as a journey..."
The move to Arcata was seen by my grandparents as a journey into forgetting. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Aristotle quote: "All men by nature desire knowledge."
All men by nature desire knowledge. Aristotle
A biochemist colleague has kindly provided me with a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, and enough hydroquinone for 50 bombardier beetles, I am now about to mix the two together. According to the above, they will explode in my face. Here goes...Well... I'm still here! I poured the hydrogen peroxide into the hydroquinone, and absolutely nothing happened. It didn't event get warm! Richard Dawkins
Max Baucus quote: "Judge Roberts has assured me personally that he has a healthy..."
Judge Roberts has assured me personally that he has a healthy respect for precedent and the hard-won rights of Americans. Max Baucus
George R. R. Martin quote: "Winter storms are worse, but autumn's are more frequent."
Winter storms are worse, but autumn's are more frequent. George R. R. Martin
Roger Zelazny quote: "The universe did not invent justice. Man did. Unfortunately,..."
The universe did not invent justice. Man did. Unfortunately, man must reside in the universe. Roger Zelazny
Acting is sort of an extension of childhood. You get to play all of these roles and have so much fun. Playing an athlete would be so cool. Or where you get to shoot guns, ride horses. I wouldn't turn down any of that. Jon Hamm
Theodore Bikel quote: "On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a..."
On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When something is funny you hear it right away. Theodore Bikel