A historian is interested in the past because he is interested in life... a deeply felt need to assure the continuity of human life and discover its meaning, even if the goal is never fully realized.

History attempts to provide society with an artificial collective memory.

[T]he historian and the detective have much in common.

When all hope is gone and your back is against the wall, ‘Pray.’ Ask God to guide you and he will take good care of you.

When someone tells you a piece of their life, they’re giving you a gift, not granting you your due.

Making money is a hobby that will complement any other hobbies you have, beautifully.

I'm so blessed to have such enlightened parents. It must have been very hard to watch their able-bodied son lock himself up in his old room for most of his 20s.

Freely we serve, Because we freely love, as in our will To love or not; in this we stand or fall.

Abbey Lee was a very famous model and had great success. She was very open about the negative aspects of that industry.

Entertainment isn't just based on the very structured syndrome of European popular music, and it's great that there are so many thousands of people who are of the same opinion.

Gail Sheehy tells us that "the delights of self-discovery are always available." All Fools' Day is the perfect day to engrave this wisdom in our hearts.

Benjamin Graham wrote, "Those with enterprise haven't the money, and those with money haven't the enterprise, to buy stocks when they are cheap."

I do believe that enduring geological features are important, though I don't think I can be clear about exactly why.