There are more facts and more truths told in the first eight minutes of The Daily Show than most political news conferences in Washington.

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.

It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced.

The response to 'The Greatest Generation' and the books that followed has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life.

David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few words what the country needed to hear during times of crisis, tragedy and triumph.

Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this very difficult passage.

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.

A big part of making your own luck is just charging out of the gate every morning.

While attendance at traditional churches has been declining for decades... the evangelical movement is growing, and it is changing the way America worships.

TV is a fickle business. I'm only good for the length of my contract.

there on the beaches of Normandy I began to reflect on the wonders of these ordinary people whose lives were laced with the markings of greatness.

Be awesome! Be a book nut!

Life Is, a Rose.

The answer to all questions of human society is in the lessons of human history, which are revealed in the Bible.

Not all is doom and gloom. We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for life - all life.

When you can state the theme of a story, when you can separate it from the story itself, then you can be sure the story is not a very good one.

Ay, rail at gaming - 'tis a rich topic, and affords noble declamation. Go, preach against it in the city - you'll find a congregation in every tavern.

Poetry cannot breathe in the scholar's atmosphere.

Human madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing

I was literally the black sheep of the family, and there were definitely moments of discomfort while my grandmother was working through her racism.

My obsessions used to be my protectors, but now they have taken me prisoner.