When I was growing up in Virginia, the Civil War was presented to me as glorious with dramatic courage and military honor. Later, I realized how death was central to the reality. It was at the core of women's lives.… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
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
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
