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I truly believe that when the history books are written, our age will be remembered for three things: the war on terror, the digital revolution, and what we did - or did not do - to put the fire out in Africa. History, like God, is watching what we do.

History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. It's one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldn't live without.

As human beings we value the experience that comes with age. We are reminded over and over again with statements like 'older and wiser' and 'respect your elders,' promoting age as something to be cherished and respected.

History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.

I feel like history is about going and discovering the great human stories that just are every bit as relevant as anything that's going on today.

It is only education and understanding of the past that teaches us not to repeat history.

One thing I've learned over these last 30 or 40 years is that people make history. There's no fait accompli to any of this.

It is always self-defeating to pretend to a generation younger than your own; it simply erases your own experience in history.

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.

History provides a sense of where we've been and lessons that can be taken forward.