World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism.

I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam.

The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.

Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress.

Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life.

The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed.

Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to mine and keep them there.

Nothing is inevitable in life. People make choices, and those choices have results, and we all live with the results.

I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business.

It is through history that we learn who we are and how we got that way, why and how we changed, why the good sometimes prevailed and sometimes did not.

My favorite book is the last one printed, which is always better than those that were published earlier.

Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got.

It is all about trusting your choice that you have already made.

Life can be frustrating sometimes. Take a nap, exercise, meditate or do whatever it takes to 'reboot' your thinking. Happiness is just a thought away!

I try to be a man of mystery. I try to keep the various projects I'm up to as close to the vest as possible until it's time to reveal them.

What eludes logic is the most precious element in us, and one can draw nothing from a syllogism that the mind has not put there in advance.

I love writing with Adam Lambert. He's really funny and very fun, he's a great friend.

There is no failure except failure to serve one's purpose.

It's true, the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang, could be dangerous.

Through social media, we can start a global conversation. This creates an army of advocates - the power really is in the hands of the viewers.

Life can dictate that we suffer physical restrictions and limitations, but no one has the ability to restrict or in any way demean our spirit unless we agree to it.