Stephen Ambrose Quotes

Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President by unanimous choice.

Stephen Ambrose

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 10, 1936 - October 13, 2002

Topics

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I prioritize in life. I like to work, I do TV shows, I do a lot of Iron Man training. I enjoy kicking back on a good night and drinking wine until I go to bed, and having fun with my friends. You just have to make time for it and keep it balanced.

Joe Bastianich

LifeWorkGoodTimeManTraining

My whole journey and career has been really interesting, but the one element it never really had was any sense of great momentum.

Joel Edgerton

JourneyGreatInterestingCareer

I come from a family of teasers myself. My grandfather was from Liverpool, and he had a dry sense of humor, and he would tease us terribly. My brother Beau was so skilled in his teasing that he could get a rise out of me by simply pointing at me.

Jeff Bridges

FamilyMyselfHumorBrotherMeRise

Others think it the responsibility of scientists to coerce the rest of society, because they have the power that derives from special knowledge.

John Polanyi

KnowledgePowerResponsibilityRest

When it comes to designer, you can't beat Victoria Beckham. I love her stuff.

Amy Childs

LoveYouBeatHerStuffDesigner

I have actually directed over thirty plays and about one hundred commercials for cable TV, but have not yet had the opportunity to direct a feature film.

Sid Haig

OpportunityThirtyOverFilmDirect

Gay weddings will be remembered as Tony Blair's greatest achievement!

Simon Sebag Montefiore

AchievementGayWillRememberedTony

I always considered trying to make a living playing music. But it was always really clear to me, at the various stages in my life, that it really wasn't a possibility unless some phenomenal thing happened.

Tracy Chapman

LifeMusicMeMy LifeTryingLiving

Townes Van Zandt ranks alongside Kris Kristofferson and Bob Dylan. He inspired so many songwriters to shoot for something that's timeless.

Rodney Crowell

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I have never had a problem with national service. I am not sure the draft is the way to go about it, but I am positive that you live in a society and you take from this society, which every citizen here does. You owe something back to this country, and that should be paid back in some form of national service.

Montel Williams

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There's nothing wrong with being a cop. There's nothing wrong with being a white person. It's about where your heart is... We've got to get everyone beyond the xenophobic isolationism.

Bobby Seale

HeartWhiteWrongPersonNothing

When my family first moved to Hempstead in the 1960s, they were one of the first black families. It used to be an all-white neighborhood, but there was white flight when the black people with money started moving in. When I was, like, 13 or 14, Hempstead had just become all black, and the poverty became worse and worse.

Prodigy

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