Gertrude Himmelfarb

Nothing is as seductive as the assurance of success.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

Going to Catholic school was what fueled me into comedy. The nuns were so brutal so I used to try to make my friends laugh.