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Nothing ever invented provides such sustenance, such infinite reward for time spent, as a good book.
David McCullough
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David McCullough
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: July 7
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David Gaub McCullough
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Never assume that people in positions of responsibility are behaving responsibly.
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If the attitude of the teacher toward the material is positive, enthusiastic, committed and excited, the students get that. If the teacher is bored, students get that and they get bored, quickly, instinctively.
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I am adamant that we must not cut back on funding of the teaching of the arts in the schools: music, painting, theater, dance, all of it. The great thing about the arts is that the only way you learn how to do it is by doing it.
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