29 ordspråk av David McCullough
David McCullough
 A writer wants a good subject, ... one where you don't have to resort to objectifying, because he tells you (about himself). |
| Because of No Child Left Behind, sadly, history is being put on the back burner or taken off the stove altogether in many or most schools, in favor of math and reading, |
| dropping the key in the box and slipping away in the night. |
| Fortunately, Washington chose not to see it that way, and he did what you sometimes do when all hope is gone. He decided to attack. |
| His only intention, as he said, was to do nothing accept no position, lend his name to no organization or transaction that would exploit or 'commercialize' the prestige and dignity of the office of the President. |
| I came across a lot of material I wanted to use for the Adams book and wasn't able to, |
| I have to tell you, of all of Washington's strengths, his greatest strength was that he would not quit, |
| I think how pleased he and Abigail would be if they were here to see how we've gathered today, ... to see the country they so loved still independent, still united and thriving, still strong, still free, and this grand old house looking so magnificent. |
| If something didn't work, he'd try something else. If something else didn't work, he'd try something else again. Over and over, and always learning from his mistakes. Learning the job on the job, at a terrible cost, to be sure. |
| If they want to make us park [in the stadium lots], then they should make the parking affordable. But this is really the right time to do this. Strategically, this is a good move because the team is getting better, and more fans might be showing up. |
| It couldn't have happened on a more appropriate day, given that she's been so much involved all along. |
| It was a small battle, but it was very important, because we won for the first time, ... It had a huge psychological effect. . . . That was its importance. They sensed it was possible, possible - not guaranteed, nothing was guaranteed - that we might prevail. |
| It was like the parting of the seas. |
| It's a mistake and a great shame, |
| May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof. |
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