As a consequence [of a closed economic circle], in 1912 there was not a single Irishman who sat on a single board of a major Boston bank.

Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.

The past is not simply the past, but a prism through which the subject filters his own changing self-image.

That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is and convincing people, not simply following the popular opinion of the moment.

Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history.

As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it.

Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service.

Better to have your enemies inside your tent pissing out, then to have them outside your tent pissing in.

I still think about that one Jamiroquai video a lot.

Excitement about things became a habit, a part of my personality, and the expectation that I should enjoy new experiences often engendered the enjoyment itself.

Whatever it is that you do, if you have that passion and desire for it, that's the most important thing.

If no one on this planet ever loves you, I always will.

We only understand the true love of our lives when we bound ourself within the boundries of right and wrong.

Don't think about your errors or failures; otherwise, you'll never do a thing.

Today we are searching for things in nature that are hidden behind the veil of appearance... We look for and paint this inner, spiritual side of nature.

It's 2014, and adults are still writing articles about whether other adults should read comic books or not.

The demand to be safe in a relationship inevitably breeds sorrow and fear.

Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.

I use my financial values to set my limitations. I have three children I want to put through college debt free. So that means I can't spend wildly or with disregard.

I don't necessarily wait for that massive leading role. I want to keep the juices flowing.

It amazes me how people are often more willing to act based on little or no data than to use data that is a challenge to assemble.