274 Quotes by David McCullough

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.

There is only one person who can measure your success. That person is you.

Read somewhat in the English poets every day. You will find them elegant, entertaining and constructive companions through your whole life.

He had kept his head, kept his health and his strength, bearing up under a weight of work and worry that only a few could have carried.

Napoleon could never imagine that some people loved their country as much as he loved his own.

I feel that history is in many ways the most important of all subjects because it is about everything and because it's about who we are and how we came to be the way we are.

I think that we need history as much as we need bread or water or love.

Nobody ever lived in the past.

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.