I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're led to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's an active disengagement. It says, "I don't have to ask a question." I understand where that comes from, I battle with cynicism on a daily basis, and there times when it wins, and it makes me sick. I just believe that there is a better, healthier way, and for me, history is the medicine. - Ken Burns