Of all living things, only humans consciously anticipate death; the consequent need to choose how to behave in its face - to worry about how to die - distinguishes us from other animals. The need to manage death is the… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
Americans in the Civil War period were very interested in Heaven and what it might be like, because they were having to face the fact that many of their loved ones were gone and many of their loved ones, they… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
One of the major jobs of the Harvard president is to choose the deans. I've had the opportunity to choose a considerable number of… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
I'd say Harvard graduates leave here with a sense of the possible and the limit - and a sense that there are no limits… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
Since the middle of the twentieth century, our understanding of the American past has been revolutionized, in no small part because of our altered… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
“As the Reverend Robert Barnwell emphasized in an address to the ladies of Charleston, "WITHOUT YOU, THIS WAR COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CARRIED ON,… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
I think that the firepower of the Civil War, the numbers of bodies that were left to rot, the numbers of amputations in the… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
I have always loved animals, and as a child, I read a lot of horse books. I had a particular favorite called 'Silver Snaffles'… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
A leader has to keep saying the same things over and over again. — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
I've always done more than I ever thought I would. Becoming a professor - I never would have imagined that. Writing books - I… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
A university is not about results in the next quarter; it is not even about who a student has become by graduation. It is… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
Before the Civil War, there were no national cemeteries, no processes for identifying the dead in the battle. There weren't any dog tags, and… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
The ability to recognize opportunities and move in new - and sometimes unexpected - directions will benefit you no matter your interests or aspirations. — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
I never planned my career. I never planned to be president of Harvard. People would have thought I was crazy, probably, at the age… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
