I Still Think About That One Jamiroquai

What The American Dream Means To Me Is The Fact That - What Founded This Country - When I Think About Those Posters That Were Put Up In Europe, Which Said, "come To America And You'll Have Golden Sidewalks. The Land Will Be Yours." There Was Something So Inspirational About The Fact That These Immigrants From All Over The World Felt That Here Was A Place Of Freedom, A Place Of Opportunity.

It Took Me Five Years On Lyndon Johnson, Ten Years On The Kennedys, Six Years On The Roosevelts. Inevitably, You Get Shaped By The People That You're Thinking About During That Period Of Time.

I Think If I Were Reading To A Grandchild, I Might Read Tolstoy's War And Peace. They Would Learn About Russia, They Would Learn About History, They Would Learn About Human Nature. They Would Learn About, "can The Individual Make A Difference Or Is It Great Forces?" Tolstoy Is Always Battling With Those Large Issues. Mostly, A Whole World Would Come Alive For Them Through That Book.

My Books Are Written With A Strong Chronological Spine.

They All Start Competing Against Lincoln As The Greatest President. And The [library] Building Becomes The Symbol, The Memorial To That Dream.