A leader must look and act the part.

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)

First of all, you can make the argument that there's no such thing as the past. Nobody lived in the past.

I think that we need history as much as we need bread or water or love.

Unlike the people you see in Mathew Brady's photographs from the Civil War, the men and women of the Revolution seem more like characters in a costume pageant. And it's a pageant in which the performers are all handsome as stage actors, with uniforms and dress that are always costume perfect.

Real success is finding your life work in the work that you love. That's it. Don't worry about making a living, don't worry about popularity or fame. Make what you do ... count more than what you own.

Read somewhat in the English poets every day. You will find them elegant, entertaining and constructive companions through your whole life.