I now rely on a scanner, which reproduces the passages I want to cite, and then I keep my own comments on those books in a separate file so that I will never confuse the two again.

Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.

The past is not simply the past, but a prism through which the subject filters his own changing self-image.

That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is and convincing people, not simply following the popular opinion of the moment.

Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history.

As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it.

Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service.

Better to have your enemies inside your tent pissing out, then to have them outside your tent pissing in.

I still think about that one Jamiroquai video a lot.

Excitement about things became a habit, a part of my personality, and the expectation that I should enjoy new experiences often engendered the enjoyment itself.

Whatever it is that you do, if you have that passion and desire for it, that's the most important thing.

Sometimes it's better to pretend as if you know nothing. The vast majority of people can't be trusted, but in God I trust.

All my fans tell me what a glamorous life I have, but I tell them how hard I work and how many nights I spend alone with my dogs, eating chicken pot pie in my bedroom.

Good taste is not a substitute for knowledge

The history of media is the market share of advertising dollars has followed.. albeit with a lag.

Hill sprints are good for everyone!

Hey, thanks for stopping by," Howard said. "I'd offer you some tea and cookies, but all we have is boiled mole and artichokes. Plus, we kind of have a dead girl in the living room.

The ultimate sign of maturity is knowing just how immature you really are.

A man can do his best only by confidently seeking (and perpetually missing) an unattainable perfection.

If income was directly proportional to technical proficiency and education, classical and jazz musicians would be some of the most affluent people in the world.

Memmius would only be useless to him for a short time, but that he would remain useless to himself and the Republic forever.