For the Archivist, this role is a result of his obligation to preserve and assure timely and maximum access to our governmental records in the evolving historic saga of the American people.

We live in a world of increasing dependence on electronic records and retrieval, unprecedented security and preservation concerns, and insufficient attention to civic and democratic education.

Thus, the Archivist must display at all times scrupulous independence and a devotion to the laws and principles which govern the responsibilities of the office.

This awareness instills a fierce desire to protect that heritage and - in doing so - to educate Americans in the meaning and importance of our pivotal documents.

Our new strategic plan emphasizes the importance of providing access to records anytime, anywhere. This is one of many initiatives that we are launching to make our goal a reality.

NARA must provide security at our facilities to protect our public patrons, our staff, and our holdings.

He was a pitiful thing. He had always been a pitiful thing. Why had she never seen that before? There was a hollow place inside her where her fear had been.

During a race, it's like I become a machine and the machine becomes a man. I talk to my cars, baby them, shout at them, praise them.

Truly it it not the tragedies that destroy us, but the memories of them.

Happiness comes out of contentment, and contentment always comes out of service.

Passion is not well bred.

I'm a comedian, which is the opposite of a lifestyle that equips you to be a parent.

Sometimes I feel limited by people's perceptions of what I can and cannot do, or what I do or don't look like.

People are shuffling by in long coats, with shopping bags and takeout, smoking cigarettes and feigning laughter - filling up their lives with distractions to shut out the chaos.

Well, you know, if you do 200 shows a year, they're not all going to be like Castle Donnington.

In photographing dwarfs, you don't get majesty & beauty. You get dwarfs.