A leader must look and act the part. David McCullough View this quote
In time I began to understand that it’s when you start writing that you really find out what you don’t know and need to know. David McCullough
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It is not what we have that will make us a great nation; it is the way in which we use it. David McCullough
Little children can learn anything, just as they can learn a foreign language. The mind is so absorbent then. There ought to be a real program to educate teachers who want to teach grade school children about history. David McCullough
Never assume that people in positions of responsibility are behaving responsibly. David McCullough
No harm’s done to history by making it something someone would want to read. David McCullough
Read. Read. Read. Read. Read great books. Read poetry, history, biography. Read the novels that have stood the test of time. And read closely. David McCullough
The first of all qualities of a general is courage. David McCullough
The fulfilling life, the distinctive life, the relevant life is an achievement. To do whatever you do for no reason other than you love it and believe in its importance. David McCullough
The most interesting people are never perfect. David McCullough
The past after all is only another name for someone else’s present. David McCullough
American historian and author
July 7th, 1933
