Quotes by David McCullough

Explore a curated collection of 23 quotes by David McCullough. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

To me, history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me, it's an enlargem — David McCullough
Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard.", July/Aug. 2002, Vol. 23/No. 4) — David McCullough
No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to read.", NEH Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities 2 — David McCullough
History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are. — David McCullough
Any nation that expects to be ignorant and free," Jefferson said, "expects what never was and never will be." And if the — David McCullough
Nothing ever invented provides such sustenance, such infinite reward for time spent, as a good book. — David McCullough
In an exhibition wherein paintings of nudes were commonplace, that of Madame Gautreau in her black evening dress was con — David McCullough
To me, history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me, it's an enlargem — David McCullough
No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to — David McCullough
You can't be a full participant in our democracy if you don't know our history. — David McCullough
marinate your mind — David McCullough
[While writing history], I've kept the most interesting company imaginable with people long gone. Some I've come to know — David McCullough
Measurements "are never enough. The artist's eye and desire to breathe life into the subject must be the deciding factor — David McCullough
One of the regrets of my life is that I did not study Latin. I'm absolutely convinced, the more I understand these eight — David McCullough
All the money anyone needs is just enough to prevent one from being a burden to others. -Bishop Milton Wright — David McCullough
Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so — David McCullough
Curiosity is what separates us from the cabbages. It's accelerative. The more we know, the more we want to know. — David McCullough
Rather than literally burning the midnight oil, which he judged to be unhealthy, John Adams advised his son to make the — David McCullough
My next book is also set in the eighteenth century. It's about the Revolution, with the focus on the year 1776. It's abo — David McCullough
To me history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me it's an enlargemen — David McCullough