Michel de Montaigne

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

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.