One of the chief values reading history, this is the author, is its capacity to "provoke renegade thoughts".

What finally scuppered Napoleon's Europe was of course the fatal combination of the English Channel and the Russian winter; the same unlikely partnership that also did for Hitler's Europe.

His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives.

No man is considered just and virtuous who does not know whence he came and wither he is going. – Napoleon

I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon

Forgive to be free, let go to grow like a tree.

What I’m trying to say is, there’s no perfect life without you. In fact, I no longer dream about a “perfect” life. I only dream about a life with you.

Don't use your past as an excuse, excuse your excuses and take action now!!!

Rocket science only needed when we build rocket.

When he comes for her, it’s only in her dreams where she has no control, no way to shut the door, and nowhere to run. That’s when she listens.

There's so much to think about when you're becoming an adult, and there's so many great poems about that apprehension and excitement.

Educators must resist the quest for certainty. If there were certainty there would be no scientific advancement. So it is with morals and patriotism.

If you’re so forgetful that you’re incapable of remembering that a co-worker isn’t pregnant on three separate occasions in as many months, I worry about your memory and cognition skills.

Power educates the potentate.

I watch the ball fiercely to see its height and speed off my opponent's racket so I can decide how I want to hit it.