[People] don't see that there's a great deal of a difference between nonresistance to evil and nonviolent resistance.
The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.
There are many rules of good writing, but the best way to find them is to be a good reader.
At the core, the American citizen soldiers knew the difference between right and wrong, and they didn't want to live in a world in which wrong prevailed. So they fought, and won, and we all of us, living and yet to be born, must be forever profoundly grateful.
Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best.
D-Day represents the greatest achievement of the american people and system in the 20th century. It was the pivot point of the 20th century. It was the day on which the decision was made as to who was going to rule in this world in the second half of the 20th century. Is it going to be Nazism, is it going to be communism, or are the democracies going to prevail?
The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.
I, for my part, acknowledge another precept which says that man must deal the final blow to those whose downfall is destined by God.
There's no place like New York. And I found out that until you go through it for a season, you really don't know it.
Popular journalists resort to the name Nixon to galvanize feelings that remain at rest even when the name Stalin is mentioned.
For the party, the Beijing Games are the biggest political happening of 2008. Everything revolves around them. This will be a huge celebration for the President Hu Jintao and the Premier Wen Jiabao.