“Some history-making is intentional; much of it is accidental. People make history when they scale a mountain, ignite a bomb, or refuse to move to the back of the bus. But they also make history by keeping diaries, writing letters, or embroidering initials on linen sheets. History is a conversation and sometimes a shouting match between present and past, though often the voices we most want to hear are barely audible. People make history by passing on gossip, saving old records, and by naming rivers, mountains, and children. Some people leave only their bones, though bones too make a history when someone notices.”

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”

“A pioneer is not someone who makes her own soap. She is one who takes up her burdens and walks toward the future.”

“The tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.”

“Well behaved people and dreamers seldom make history. In fact, history has no place for such people.”

“It is not heroes that make history, but history that makes heroes.”

“People in that crowd want to make poverty history, but NOT if they have to pay for it themselves”