A man can be a hero if he is a scientist, or a soldier, or a drug addict, or a read more

A man can be a hero if he is a scientist, or a soldier, or a drug addict, or a disc jockey, or a crummy mediocre politician. A man can be a hero because he suffers and despairs; or because he thinks logically and analytically; or because he is "sensitive;" or because he is cruel. Wealth establishes a man as a hero, and so does poverty. Virtually any circumstance in a man's life will make him a hero to some group of people and has a mythic rendering in the culture -- in literature, art, theater, or the daily newspapers.

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, read more

We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world.

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

History is past politics; and politics present history.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.