Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.

It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced.

The response to 'The Greatest Generation' and the books that followed has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life.

David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few words what the country needed to hear during times of crisis, tragedy and triumph.

Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this very difficult passage.

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.

A big part of making your own luck is just charging out of the gate every morning.

While attendance at traditional churches has been declining for decades... the evangelical movement is growing, and it is changing the way America worships.

TV is a fickle business. I'm only good for the length of my contract.

there on the beaches of Normandy I began to reflect on the wonders of these ordinary people whose lives were laced with the markings of greatness.

Building something that matters is a marathon, not a sprint.

The telephone is the most important single technological resource of later life.

We have to repeal Obamacare and replace it with something absolutely much less expensive and something that works, where your plan can actually be tailored.

Golf is typical capitalist luncay.

We're not perfect every time. We make mistakes just like everybody else. But, we stay on top of it, and we stay with it, and we make sure we get it right.

I try to create work that doesn't make viewers feel they're being spoken down to, so they feel open participation.

Beautiful works do not intoxicate, but they enchant.

I feel here that this time they have succeeded.

While victims condemn change, leaders grow inspired by change.

There is a spiritual godliness that drifts naturally through the affairs of man, but it is visible only if actions are undertaken and performed with that godliness in mind.