Dream dreams and write them aye, but live them first.

If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile.

He [Columbus] enjoyed long stretches of pure delight such as only a seaman may know, and moments of high, proud exultation that only a discoverer can experience.

A few hints as to the craft may be useful to budding historians. First and foremost, get writing!

Historical methodology, as I see it, is a product of common sense applied to circumstances.

Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history.

An historian should yield himself to his subject, become immersed in the place and period of his choice, standing apart from it now and then for a fresh view.

The cruel policy initiated by Columbus and pursued by his successors resulted in complete genocide.

America was named after a man who discovered no part of the New World. History is like that, very chancy.

No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power; and, conversely, very few rebellions of maritime provinces have succeeded without acquiring sea power.

Never, in these United States, has the brain of man conceived, or the hand of man fashioned, so perfect a thing as a clipper ship.

One of the most remarkable contributions of humans to the world is our capacity for ideas.

Standardized testing has swelled and mutated, like a creature in one of those old horror movies, to the point that it now threatens to swallow our schools whole.

When parents are confident that their children will live, they have fewer of them. They invest more in each child's food, health and education.

Las Vegas looks the way you'd imagine heaven must look at night.

I love the Potter films. I found them the most wonderful sort of escapism every year or two.

Look here brother, who you jivin' with that cosmik debris?

After independence was gained, one of the first Acts passed by the Greek government was for the protection and preservation of national monuments.

Sometimes a word is found so right it trembles at the slightest explanation.

Perfect imitations must share the fate of the originals.

If you recognize anyone it does not mean you like them.