Nobody Ever Lived In The Past.

I Could Not Do What I Do Without The Kindness, Consideration, Resourcefulness And Work Of Librarians, Particularly In Public Libraries... What Started Me Writing History Happened Because Of Some Curiosity That I Had About Some Photographs I'd Seen In The Library Of Congress.

I Feel That History Is In Many Ways The Most Important Of All Subjects Because It Is About Everything And Because It's About Who We Are And How We Came To Be The Way We Are.

When A Friend Of Abigail And John Adams Was Killed At Bunker Hill, Abigail's Response Was To Write A Letter To Her Husband And Include These Words, "my Bursting Heart Must Find Vent At My Pen.

We Still Dislike Hypocrites. It's A Very American Characteristic. We Still Like People Who Have Ideas And Who Are Willing To Stand Up For What They Believe In. We're Very Forgiving Of Failures And Very Willing To Give People A Second And Third Chance If They Mean To Do Better And Are Sorry For What They've Done.

Real Success Is Finding Your Lifework In The Work That You Love.