History is simply what’s behind us.

She dumped me for the worst reason of all. For absolutely no reason at all…I mean, if she fell in love with someone else, or I did something wrong, or I let her down in...

…if you think the worst you’ll get the worst, but if you think the best…””and then everything will blow up in your face anyway. Don’t you get the punchline yet? Its the great cosmic practical...

Don’t go to eighth grade…don’t talk about something old…don’t bring up old memories that have nothing to do with who we are now. THIS is all that matters! TODAY.

Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.

Not every President is a great speaker. Not every President is a great thinker. But in the modern era, every single President is a master of one thing: eye contact.

We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are all heroes. We are all helpless. It just depends on the day.

…can I tell you something…? I don’t think you’re in love with the past. I think you’re scared of the future.

No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.

Since the moment I saw her yesterday, I’ve been looking through the sparkly prism of exhilaration that comes with any old flame. But now, for the first time, I’m not just seeing what I want....

In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.

Our fathers never leave us. Ever.

…when you go down a dark alley and you feel that tingling across the back of your neck, that’s not just a bad feeling, that’s a biological gift from God – the Gift of Fear…when...

We make a great bad guy, and they all say they hate us. But at the end of every day, people want to trust us. Because we’re their government. And people trust their government.

There are some people in your life who bring back old memories. And there are others – your first kiss, your first love, your first sex – who, the moment you see them, bring a...

And y’know what they decided the number one threat was? The destructive and disruptive capability of a small group. That’s what they’re worried about most…they’re terrified of a small group with a committed goal.

Nico was wrong. The Book of Fate isn’t already written. It’s written every day.Some scars never heal.Then again, some do.

I need the kind of help that comes with a side order of help.

Today, I don’t believe in destiny. But I do believe in history…There’s nothing more powerful than history…

there’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.

Most archivists don’t like surprises. That’s why we work in the past.

History doesn’t choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?

The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.

…history is a selection process – it chooses moments and events, and even people – it hands them a situation that they shouldn’t be able to overcome, and it’s in those moments, in that fight,...

The past may not hurt you, but it won’t challenge you, either.

History isn’t written by the winners – it’s written by everyone – it’s a jigsaw of facts from contradictory sources. But every once in a while, you unearth that one original document that no one...

She wasn’t tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.