There are always challenges with books , deciding what to include and what to omit.

Oral history interviews allow us to document and chronicle people's stories; stories that might otherwise not be included in the historical record.

As audiences, when we are exposed to oral history projects not only do we learn but in some ways we also bear witness to that which we have not experienced personally.

People must be able to use their voice, tell their stories, have their experiences recognized and their voices heard.

Students are often taught when to use a particular method and how to use it, but not how to effectively write up their research plan and then later their research results.

I may be biased, but I think the cover art is stunning.

Personal life, expression, knowledge, and history advance obliquely, and not directly, toward ends or toward concepts. That which is sought too deliberately is not obtained.

I want to be your lover. Burn your list, Jane. Let me be the one.

How much we like ourselves governs our performance.

They told me I didn't understand the assignment, I told them they didn't understand life.

A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember.

This is war," he say quietly. "Well thank God you're dressed for it, Griggs.

States and counties routinely bear the costs associated with incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens once they enter the criminal justice system.

As an actor, the minute you start getting real in interviews, you lose mystery.

I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God