David McCullough
David McCullough
David Gaub McCulloughis an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth7 July 1933
CityPittsburgh, United States
CountryUnited States of America
book rewards infinite
Nothing ever invented provides such sustenance, such infinite reward for time spent, as a good book.
courage quality firsts
The first of all qualities of a general is courage.
writing temptation awful
There's an awful temptation to just keep on researching. There comes a point where you just have to stop, and start writing.
character love-is stories
My love is to tell a story but I like stories that evolve from character, from the nature of the individuals involved.
writing thinking wells
Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard.
book age saws
It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books.
art art-is great-things
The great thing about the arts is that you can only learn to do it by doing it.
powerful facts force
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.
curiosity cabbage want
Curiosity is what separates us from the cabbages. It's accelerative. The more we know, the more we want to know.
encouragement taken doors
We are all what we are, in large degree, because of others who have helped, coached, taught, counseled, who set a standard by example, who've taken an interest in our interests, opened doors, opened our minds, helped us see, who gave encouragement when we needed it, who reprimanded or prodded when we needed it, and at critical moments, inspired.
mother morning children
On Christmas morning when I was a child, my mother would leave a book wrapped at the foot of the bed, which was a hint that Santa had come. It was also her way of keeping us in bed a little longer before we went downstairs. So I've always associated books with happiness and gifts. And they are. I can't get enough of them.
book bigger
Nothing ever invented can you a bigger life than a book.
real worry fame
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.
past firsts argument
First of all, you can make the argument that there's no such thing as the past. Nobody lived in the past.