The most interesting people are never perfect.

Home is really where education does begin.

Curiosity is what separates us from the cabbages. It's accelerative. The more we know, the more we want to know.

If you get down about the state of American culture, just remember there are still more public libraries in this country than there are McDonalds.

Since September 11, it seems to me that never in our lifetime, except possibly in the early stages of World War II, has it been clearer that we have as a source of strength, a source of direction, a source of inspiration - our story.

Yes, this is a dangerous time. Yes, this is a time full of shadows and fear. But we have been through worse before and we have faced more difficult days before. We have shown courage and determination, and skillful and inventive and courageous and committed responses to crisis before.

The pull, the attraction of history, is in our human nature. What makes us tick? Why do we do what we do? How much is luck the deciding factor?