I just thank my father and mother, my lucky stars, that I had the advantage of an education in the humanities.

The most interesting people are never perfect.

You've got to marinate your head, in that time and culture. You've got to become them." (Speaking about researching, and reading, and immersing yourself in History)

If we think back through our own lives, the subjects that you liked best in school almost certainly were taught by the teachers you liked best. And the teacher you liked best was the teacher who cared about the subject she taught.

Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard.

Read. Read every chance you get. Read to keep growing. Read history. Read poetry. Read for pure enjoyment. Read a book called Life on a Little Known Planet. It's about insects. It will make you feel better.

To this noble end the delegates had pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.