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My wife, the star I steer by.

David McCullough

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David McCullough
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: July 7
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The evil of technology was not technology itself, Lindbergh came to see after the war, not in airplanes or the myriad contrivances of modern technical igenuity, but in the extent to which they can distance us from our better moral nature, or sense of personal accountability.
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Real success is finding your life work in the work that you love. That's it. Don't worry about making a living, don't worry about popularity or fame. Make what you do ... count more than what you own.
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Every book is a new journey. I never felt I was an expert on a subject as I embarked on a project.
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