In antihistory, time is an illusion.Jill LeporeTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“In antihistory, time is an illusion.
“Folklore used to be passed by word of mouth, from one generation to the next; that's what makes it folklore, as opposed to, say, history, which is written down and stored in an archive.”Jill LeporeFolklore
“Americans like to get rich fast. That this means we go broke fast, too, is something that we have become very good at forgetting. Our ignorance of history is matched only by our unfailing optimism; it's actually part of our optimism.”
“Nothing like being visible, publishing one's work, and speaking openly about one's life, to disabuse the world of the illusion of one's perfection and purity.”Joyce MaynardIllusion
“No one ought to be under any illusion that Cheney privately thinks himself a failure.”Barton Gellman
“Stages of life are artifacts. Adolescence is a useful contrivance, midlife is a moving target, senior citizens are an interest group, and tweenhood is just plain made up.”Jill LeporeAdolescence
“Taxes, well laid and well spent, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, and promote the general welfare. Taxes protect property and the environment; taxes make business possible. Taxes pay for roads and schools and bridges and police and teachers. Taxes pay for doctors and nursing homes and medicine.”Jill LeporeBridges
“Throughout the nineteen-seventies and eighties, especially during periods of recession, employees were moved from offices to cubicles.”Jill LeporeEighties
“I'm under no illusion that there are things about me that I'd like to change. I just accept who I am, and I'm proud of it.”Paloma FaithIllusion
“I'm under no illusion. There are lots of male singers out there with raspy voices.”Lewis CapaldiIllusion