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# David McCullough Jr

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David Gaub McCullough was an American popular historian and author. He was a two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. In 2006, he was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award.

##  Quotes by David McCullough Jr

> [“Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mccullough-jr/climb-mountains-not-so-the-world-can-see-you-but-so-you-can-see-the/)

[David McCullough Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mccullough-jr/)

[Climb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/david-mccullough-jr-65955_climb_climb-mountains-not-so-the-world-can-see_531829.jpg)

> [You can't ride the chairlift and call yourself Edmund Hillary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mccullough-jr/you-can-t-ride-the-chairlift-and-call-yourself-edmund-hillary/)

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[Hillary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hillary/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/david-mccullough-jr-65955_edmund-hillary_you-can-t-ride-the-chairlift-and-call-yo_1949234.jpg)

> [Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mccullough-jr/climb-the-mountain-not-to-plant-your-flag-but-to-embrace-the/)

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[Air](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da3/david-mccullough-jr-65955_air_climb-the-mountain-not-to-plant-your-fla_2486466.jpg)

> [“Books, for example, the accrued capital of the human experience, all the wealth of the human mind, books help you think bigger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mccullough-jr/books-for-example-the-accrued-capital-of-the-human-experience-all-the/)

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[Bigger and better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigger-and-better/)

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