More than half of our history is lost, not because they were not documented, but they had no guardians and protectors.

我们超过一半的历史已经丢失，不是因为没有记录，而是因为他们没有监护人和保护者。

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.

大多数人都有一种近乎无限的能力，认为一切都是理所当然的。人不能从历史的教训中学到很多东西，这是所有历史教训中最重要的一条。

Most of our history in space has been communicated in terms of action - what people do, a chronological list of events which have transpired - as opposed to the human experience of having done those things.

我们在太空中的大部分历史都是通过行动来传达的——人们做了什么，已经发生的事件的时间顺序列表——而不是人类做这些事情的经验。

Most of us get our history through story.

我们大多数人都是通过故事来了解历史的。

Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.

多年来音乐史一直在桥下流淌。

My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest.

我最喜欢读的文学是相当枯燥的历史。我喜欢这个框架，我的想象力可以做其他的事情。

My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day.

我的朋友们，历史，历史召唤我们来到此时此地。摆在我们面前的是一个庄严的选择——我们将何去何从?我们的行动是否缓慢而渐进?还是我们要抓住时代的挑战，解决我们今天的重大问题?

My history is really playing live - not writing or recording.

我的历史真的是现场演奏，而不是写作或录音。

My object will be, first, to show by what connections the history of the fossil bones of land animals is linked to the theory of the earth and why they have a particular importance in this respect.

我的目标是，首先，展示陆地动物骨骼化石的历史与地球理论之间的联系，以及为什么它们在这方面具有特殊的重要性。

My place in history will depend on what I can do for the people and not on what the people can do for me.

我在历史上的地位将取决于我能为人民做些什么，而不是人民能为我做些什么。

Natural history is not about producing fables.

自然史不是创造寓言。

Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous.

自然选择，就像它在人类历史上所起的作用一样，不仅有利于聪明的人，也有利于凶残的人。

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.

一个人的生活和一个社会的历史，如果不同时了解两者，都是无法理解的。

Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

永远不要怀疑你能改变历史。你已经有了。

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.

历史上从来没有一个过着安逸生活的人留下一个值得记住的名字。