From the time I was a little boy I found myself reading history when I had a choice. I read a lot of things, but history had a special appeal for me. Donald Kagan appealboychoice Change image and share on social
When I read Frank Miller's 'The Dark Knight Returns', I think it's a wonderful record of the Reagan era. I think it's amazing. This is the time I lived in. Max Brooks amazedarkera Change image and share on social
Television viewers, they've been around a long time. They've been watching this thing now for 50 years. I mean, they know exactly what's happening when it comes to television programming. You can't put anything over on them anymore. Maury Povich anymorehappenhave share on social
Were there contacts over time between Iraq and al-Qaeda? Yes, there were efforts made to communicate. We found no evidence of collaboration in any effort to mount any kind of operation against the United States' interests. Richard Ben-Veniste collaborationcommunicatecontact share on social
When I was about thirteen, the library was going to get 'Calculus for the Practical Man.' By this time I knew, from reading the encyclopedia, that calculus was an important and interesting subject, and I ought to learn it. Richard P. Feynman calculusencyclopediaimportant share on social
Every rule should be broken at least one time. Poppy Montgomery breakruletime Change image and share on social
I talk to a lot of librarians, and there's always a steady drumbeat of how libraries are places of community. But a lot of them have also recently - and just in the nick of time - refurbished, because during this economic downturn, people have a tendency to borrow instead of buy. Paula Poundstone borrowbuycommunity share on social
There are people so alienated from the mainstream of American culture that it's like a parallel universe. They don't expect anything but trouble from the square world. Every time they interact with that world, they're given a ticket, sent to jail, drafted. It's never good. So they live by a separate value system. Daniel Woodrell alienateamericanculture share on social