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Courage is contagious. If a leader shows courage, others get the idea.

David McCullough

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David McCullough
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: July 7
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History isn't just what happened, but what happened to whom and why and what would have been different if the cast of characters had been different.
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In fact, it was the largest expeditionary force of the 18th century. The largest, most powerful force ever set forth from Britain or any nation.
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I think it is one of the most extraordinary elections, a turning point for our country and for the world. That remarkable young man [Barack Obama] has kept his demeanor, kept his temperament and has shown a power to inspire. I see what energy that he has inspired among the young. Well, it inspires us old goats too.
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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.
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The past after all is only another name for someone else's present.
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I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene
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Home is really where education does begin.
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May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.
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Since September 11, it seems to me that never in our lifetime, except possibly in the early stages of World War II, has it been clearer that we have as a source of strength, a source of direction, a source of inspiration - our story.
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Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives. - John Adams
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My wife, the star I steer by.
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There is only one person who can measure your success. That person is you.
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When a friend of Abigail and John Adams was killed at Bunker Hill, Abigail's response was to write a letter to her husband and include these words, My bursting heart must find vent at my pen.
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Freedom is found through the portals of our nation's libraries.
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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.
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I think that we need history as much as we need bread or water or love.
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I don't pick my presidents because they were great presidents. I'm not much interested in ranking presidents and who is the best and who is the worst. I am much more inclined to be interested in them if they had an interesting life and if they were a complete person - and by that I mean they also had flaws and failings.
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People often ask me if I'm working on a book. That's not how I feel. I feel like I work in a book. It's like putting myself under a spell. And this spell, if you will, is so real to me that if I have to leave my work for a few days, I have to work myself back into the spell when I come back. It's almost like hypnosis.
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There's no such thing as a foreseeable future.
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