The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history?

People seem to think that life began with the achievement of personal independence.

To the biographer all lives bar none are dramatic constructions.

Principles are a dangerous form of social dynamite.

Catherine the Great, like others of her kind, did not succeed in imparting greatness to her descendants.

Persons who are born too soon or born too late seldom achieve the eminence of those who are born at the right time.

Few persons can relate the story of their childhood without idealizing, or distorting, or overdramatizing the facts.

Poverty does not cause violence and terrorism. Lack of education does not cause terrorism.

I dress like a boy most of the time because I like what's comfortable, so sometimes when I have to wear dresses and makeup, it's kind of comedic.

Authority does not equal competency. Pass decisions down to those who can best handle them.

Romance at short notice was her speciality.

That's the biggest problem, is the tax code itself.

Humor is the good natured side of a truth.

I feel people think I'm almost like a robot - like an android I just don't really get portrayed as someone who has feelings or who is sympathetic like a self-absorbed ice queen.

I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person.

Governments have a favorite phrase: “lean and mean.” But they’ve been made very, very fat for corporate interests.