In its amplest meaning History includes every trace and vestige of everything that man has done or thought since first he appeared on the earth.

Our goal, simply stated, is to be the best.

Speech gave man a unique power to lead a double life, he could say one thing and do another.

Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us.

Partisanship is our great curse. We too readily assume that everything has two sides and that it is our duty to be on one or the other.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.

Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a very rare and indispensable thing.

History ... may be regarded as an artificial extension and : broadening of our memories and may be used to overcome the natural bewilderment of all unfamiliar situations.

To become historically-minded is to be grown-up.

I am opposed to censorship. Censors are pretty sure fools. I have no confidence in the suppression of everyday facts.

We find it hard to believe that other people's thoughts are as silly as our own, but they probably are.

Self-love is essential. Until you can learn how to feel loved in an empty room, you will not feel loved for very long in any other room.

The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.

To take risk and fail is not a failure. Real failure is to fear taking any risk

For me, the greatest hurdle to success has always been failure.

If no one can do that, yeah, Donald Trump better man the lifeboats, because there's some significant chance he'll win the nomination.

I don't think it would be fun to write after inhaling art fumes. (What are art fumes?) No, I just make stuff up. It's easier that way.

Patriotism is (like) loving your family whether it is good or bad, while always striving to make it better. Nationalism simply insists 'Hey my family is the best'.

It is incident to physicians, I am afraid, beyond all other men, to mistake subsequence for consequence.

I know my limits. That's why I'm beyond.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.