It seemed there was always a close correlation between true believers and high body counts.

I've been through a lot. I've thought a lot about life, and I've spent a lot of time studying history and science.

I didn't understand how funny this play Much Ado About Nothing truly was until I became an English teacher and had to teach it. There is no wittier dialogue anywhere.

I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress.

Pain is a part of growing-up. It is how we learn.

History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. As Napoleon once said, 'What is history, but a fable agreed upon?

By its very nature, history is always a one-sided account.