David McCullough Quotes

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.

David McCullough

Recitation: by Male by Female

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HistoryWhyWayGuideNavigation

One day, I woke up, and I was on CBS in front of millions of people, and I'm like, 'Oh man, I don't know anything.' The only thing I'd ever technically studied was filmmaking.

Matthew Gray Gubler

DayManPeopleFilmmakingKnowUp

I love America, it's a much more permissive place.

Amy Winehouse

LoveAmericaPlaceMoreMuchI Love

I've always believed in supporting the best candidate at the time.

Steve Mnuchin

TimeBestAlwaysCandidateBelieved

I believe the biggest breakthroughs on cancer could come from brilliant researchers based in India.

Siddhartha Mukherjee

BelieveIndiaI BelieveBrilliant

When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered.

Mickey Mantle

HomeCareLongRunWhereHome Run

We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.

Michel de Montaigne

WisdomKnowledgeMenWiseCannot

The only person that anybody's ever said I resemble is a young Elvis. It used to happen a lot more when I was younger, and more when I don't wear a hat.

Jason Aldean

HatPersonSaidYoungMoreHappen

My mom and dad were divorced, and although they got along very well, my mom thought American television was reprehensible, so I was raised on the BBC. I kind of agreed with her. We watched American news, though.

Joss Whedon

MomThoughtAmericanTelevisionNews

I give to everybody. When they call, I give. And do you know what? When I need something from them two years later, three years later, I call them, they are there for me.

Donald Trump

MeYouKnowThreeNeedTwo

Sometimes I light incense and a candle. It's so peaceful and quiet. The steadiness of the energy and the reliability of the warmth have a calming effect.

Cindy Williams

LightCandleEnergyPeacefulQuiet

To be beyond any existing classification has always pleased me.

Boyd Rice

MeBeyondAlwaysExistingAny

I'm told sometimes I look like Goldie Hawn, and I get chuffed about that.

Bonnie Tyler

LookSometimesGetLikeAbout

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