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Inspirational Quotes by Stephen Ambrose
- It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly.
- I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam.
- I've always tried to be fair to my subjects. That's easy when they are as likable and admirable as Lewis and Clark, or Eisenhower.
- In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place.
- The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest.
- The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.
- There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors.
- To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way.
- Washington and Jefferson were both rich Virginia planters, but they were never friends.
- Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death.
- Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of.
- American is the first democratic nation-state.
- American corporations hate to give away money.
- History is everything that has ever happened.
- Nixon regarded himself as having been cheated by life. He never got my vote.
- Like their predecessors, the Presidents of today just throw up their hands.
- The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.
- Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen.
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento