“Myth and mythology often serve constructive and aspirational purposes....” — Fred Kaplan Quote

“Myth and mythology often serve constructive and aspirational purposes. But they also do harm.”

“To give credit to Lincoln for moral progression seems beyond the facts and unnecessary for our appreciation of this arguably greatest of all American presidents.”

“In his life, Charles Dickens was like the rest of us, but maybe more so: another poor and wonderful soul attempting to deal with his and the world's pain and confusion in the best way he knew how.”

“This is something I've struggled with a lot: how to relate to the fear in a constructive way. It's not that you eliminate the fear. We have all the fears. That's natural; that's human beings. But how do you deal with the fears, how do you engage with your fears in a way that's productive?”

“I don't think I would move into politics, but our job is often about pulling things down. It's about why something won't work, which I think is valuable, but it's not always constructive.”

“There are two kinds of hecklers: the destructive and constructive hecklers.”