All David McCullough Quotes
- I love all sides of the work but that doesn't mean it isn't hard. All
- I love Dickens. I love the way he sets a scene. Dickens
- I would pay to do what I do if I had to. Funny
- I work very hard on the writing, writing and rewriting and trying to weed out the lumber. Hard
- I'm drawn particularly to stories that evolve out of the character of the protagonist. Character
- To me history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me it's an enlargement of the… Alive
- I think it's important to remember that these men are not perfect. If they were marble gods, what they did wouldn't be so admirable. The… Admirable
- History is not just about dates and quotations. And it's not just about politics, the military and social issues, though much of it of course… Art
- Exercise free will and creative, independent thought not for the satisfactions they will bring you, but for the good they will do others, the rest… Best
- Just imagine if in his inaugural address John F. Kennedy had said, 'Ask not what your country can, you know, do for you, but what… Address
- There's no such thing as a foreseeable future. Foreseeable
- The more we see the founders as humans the more we can understand them. Founders
- Spotting talent is one of the essential elements of great leadership. Elements
- With the situation as gray as it could be, no one was more conspicuous in his calm presence of mind than Washington. They must be… Anger
- People are so helpful. People will stop what they're doing to show you something, to walk with you through a section of the town, or… Bridge
- There's an awful temptation to just keep on researching. There comes a point where you just have to stop, and start writing. Awful
- It was an utterly phenomenal achievement. Achievement
- Housetops were covered with 'gazers'; all wharves that offered a view were jammed with people ... As British officers happily reminded one another, it was… All
- The truth isn't just the facts. You can have all the facts imaginable and miss the truth, just as you can have facts missing or… All
- To write is to think, and to write well is to think well, Inspirational
- May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof. Ever Rule
- Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard. Clearly
- I'm very aware how many distractions the reader has in life today, how many good reasons there are to put the book down. Aware
- Read. Read every chance you get. Read to keep growing. Read history. Read poetry. Read for pure enjoyment. Read a book called Life on a… Better
- Courage is contagious. If a leader shows courage, others get the idea. Contagious