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.

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

Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other.

D-Day represents the greatest achievement of the american people and system in the 20th century. It was the pivot point of the 20th century. It was the day on which the decision was made as to who was going to rule in this world in the second half of the 20th century. Is it going to be Nazism, is it going to be communism, or are the democracies going to prevail?

I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education.

Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to make money.

Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen.