Geburtsdatum | Mittwoch, 29. Juli 1953 |
Geburtsort | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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Beschreibung | Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture. His work is often produced in association with WETA-TV and/or the National Endowment for the Humanities and distributed by PBS. |
I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement.
You can learn as much about the history from reading about the present as you can vice versa, that is learning about the present through history, which is what I do for a living.
History is malleable. A new cache of diaries can shed new light, and archeological evidence can challenge our popular assumptions.
