All historians, even the most scientific, have bias, if in no other sense than the determination not to have any.

The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it.

History is the memory of things said and done.

No class of Americans, so far as I know, has ever objected . . . to any amount of governmental meddling if it appeared to benefit that particular class.

History is an indispensable even though not the highest form of intellectual endeavor.

To ask whether the natural rights philosophy of the Declaration of Independence is true or false, is essentially a meaningless question.

Corporations have at different times been so far unable to distinguish freedom of speech from freedom of lying that their freedom has to be curbed.

Nightmares appear many times before your dream.

To tell a story is always to translate the raw material into a specific shape, to select out of the boundless potential facts those that seem salient.

My golf is getting better all the time. Today I parred all but sixteen holes.

I never lied to a person in my life; my kids didn't, either

The way in which you endure that which you must endure is more important than the crisis itself.

Sovereign. Deadly. Perfect.

We never had any children," he said ruefully. "Our work was our children.

Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.

Just write every day of your life. Read intensely.

My favorite sports movies, I like 'Remember the Titans' and 'Hoosiers' Jimmy Chitwood, from the corner.