Who would think it possible to redirect historical scholarship by explaining what Thomas Jefferson said in the Declaration of Independence?

History at its best is vicarious experience.

A historian should not be didactic-that is a word that makes my blood run cold.

The three hundredth anniversary of the Salem witch trials of 1692 comes at a time when witchcraft commands a scholarly attention that would have been puzzling in 1892 or even in 1792.

The American Revolution was carried out in the name of the people, and it was supposedly 'We, the people, ' who created the government that Americans still live under.

One of the (many) problems with government is that they are usually so preoccupied with whether or not they can do something that they fail to consider whether or not they should.

When you’re here, an i in the Ocean, you’re no longer waiting for something to happen or to change. When you’re here you have what you seek. Your heart opens to the gift you receive, that you are.

The reasons which any man offers to you for his own conduct betray his opinion of your character.

Success isn't overnight. It's when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up.

And don't rush to make movies. Movies should be made when they're absolutely ready. There's too many bad movies being made.

After one is right with God and pleases God, the next most important thing in all the world is to be right with one's own father and mother.

When we are on the water, our contemplative impulses range from the intense to the nearly absent.

There's a long tradition of people from the South living in New York City.

The Rum Turn Tugger is a terrible bore: When you let him in, then he wants to be out; He's always on the wrong side of every door, And as soon as he's at home, then he'd like to get about.

I think it's important to always offer something new.