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

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.

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

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.

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.

If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love our friends for their sakes rather than for our own.

Secure attachment has been linked to a child's ability to successfully recover and prove resilient in the presence of a traumatic event.

I could have drowned…and my brother didn’t even care.

Hard to feel confident when you’re surrounded by horse-sized wolves. - Emmett Cullen

That day I swore to never manipulate anyone again. Even if I believed I was doing good--for who am I to presume what is good for others?

The strangest thing that human speech and human writing can do is create a metaphor. That is an amazing leap, is it not?

I believe that the entire effort of modern society should be concentrated on the endeavor to outlaw war as a method of the solution of problems between nations.

To meditate with humility, consider existence. It is infinite. You are finite. You are a finite portion of infinite existence. Let this be your meditation.

When they ask me who's the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan I'm going to say, you know, I don't know. Do you know? And then I'm going to say how's that going to create one job?

If I have to go around telling everyone how great I am, then there's something wrong with my act.