147 Movie Quotes about History (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Mar 2, 2026

Memorable quotes about history, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 There's a saying: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.

Grand Master Oogway in Kung Fu Panda

2 I'm history. No, I'm mythology.

Scott Weinger as Aladdin in Aladdin (1992)

3 100 years ago! That's this year!

Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Emmett Brown in Back to the Future Part III

4 In 3rd grade, I cheated on my history exam.

Sean Astin as Michael "Mikey" Walsh in The Goonies

5 As a matter of cosmic history, it has always been easier to destroy than to create.

Leonard Nimoy as Spock in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

6 Your name will go down, down, down, in history, of course.

Brian Bedford as Robin Hood in Robin Hood (1973)

7 My son. It is forbidden for you to interfere in human history.

Marlon Brando as Jor El in Superman (1978)

8 Excuse me. Do you know where there are any personages of historical significance around here?

Alex Winter as Bill S. Preston Esquire in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

9 I'm a student of military history, friend. And overconfident commanders can lose. Nero, Custer, Napoleon. There's room for you in that list, pal.

George Peppard as Col. John Hannibal Smith in The A-Team

10 The history of every major galactic civilization passes through three distinct and recognizable phases: survival, inquiry and sophistication.

Peter Jones as The Hitchhiker’S Guide To The Galaxy Book in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy