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David McCullough Quotes

In time I began to understand that it's when you start writing that you really find out what you don't know and need to know.

David McCullough

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: american
Birth: July 7, 1933

Topics

Time Writing Start You Find Know

My heroes and heroines are often unlikely people who are dragged into situations without meaning to become involved, or people with a past that has never quite left them. They are often isolated, introspective people, often confrontational or anarchic in some way, often damaged or secretly unhappy or incomplete.

Past People Unhappy Meaning Become

My best birth control now is just to leave the lights on.

Best Control Lights Now Birth Leave

Those at the top would do better with a smaller share of a booming economy that elicits a positive politics than they will do with an ever-larger share of an anemic economy that fuels the politics of anger.

Positive Politics Anger Better Top

The '50s were terrifying with nuclear bomb stuff but boring in a social way, and then the '60s were happening, and remember, there was no AIDS.

Remember Boring Way Social Stuff

And as far as doing God's work, I think the bankers who took government money and then gave out obscene bonuses are the same self-interested sorts Jesus threw out of the temple.

Work God Money Government Think Out

How clear can I put this? I am not denying female oppression; I am trying to stop it by calling for a more fluid masculinity.

I Am Trying Stop Oppression More

Autocracy is a government of the few from above; Bolshevism is a government of the few from below.

Government Above Few Autocracy Below

There's something pretty awesome about staying with a character and growing.

America Ferrera

Character Growing Awesome Pretty

I think it's important to see where compliments are coming from - if they're compliments about your inside, your heart, or if they're about your physicality or your personality.

Heart Personality Think Important

If crime is going down, you shouldn't be increasing resources for crime prevention. Or you should be taking note of what has worked and concentrate the crime-prevention methods on policies that have a track record of success.

Success You Prevention Down Crime

Those who belong to megachurches display as high a level of personal commitment as do those who attend small congregations.

Commitment Small Personal High Level

I love Indian, Italian and Mexican food. And if it's a romantic type of thing, I like a good French restaurant.

Love Good Food Romantic Restaurant

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