Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.
—James Harvey Robinson
Topics: Reason
We find it hard to believe that other people’s thoughts are as silly as our own, but they probably are.
—James Harvey Robinson
Topics: Thoughts, Thought, Thinking
In its amplest meaning History includes every trace and vestige of everything that man has done or thought since first he appeared on the earth.
—James Harvey Robinson
Topics: History
Our goal, simply stated, is to be the best.
—James Harvey Robinson
Topics: Excellence
Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us.
—James Harvey Robinson
Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery—courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards.
—James Harvey Robinson
Topics: Courage
Wondering Whom to Read Next?
- Henry Adams American Historian
- Daniel J. Boorstin American Historian
- Jacques Barzun American Cultural Historian
- Theodore H. White American Journalist
- James Truslow Adams American Historian
- Will Durant American Historian, Philosopher
- David McCullough American Historian
- Christopher Lasch American Historian
- Russell Lynes American Historian, Writer
- Theodore Roosevelt American Head of State
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