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David McCullough Quotes

When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that Philadelphia only had thirty thousand people in it - it practically lifted me out of my chair.

David McCullough

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Me Chair Long Philadelphia

Anecdotes are factoids of questionable provenance, burnished to a high gloss, often set in gilded venues and populated with familiar names as background atmosphere, purged of ambiguity in the interest of keeping the narrative flowing smoothly.

John Gregory Dunne

Names High Narrative Atmosphere Set

Under Nasser, Egyptian nationalism was built on little more than pan-Arab irredentism and anti-Western and anti-Israeli sentiment. Mr. Mubarak retained these powerful brainwashers and allowed the rise of a religious component to further alienate Egyptians from liberal and democratic thinking.

Andre Aciman

Thinking Nationalism Powerful Rise

Poor families are living above their means, in apartments they cannot afford. The thing is, those apartments are already at the bottom of the market.

Matthew Desmond

Living Poor Bottom Above Market

Because the worst of all worlds is when you pretend like you have an immigration policy, you make coming into the United States without our permission illegal, and then you actually don't enforce it.

Tom Tancredo

Immigration You Worst Policy Without

A woman can take care of the family. It takes a man to provide structure, to provide stability.

Tom DeLay

Family Woman Man Care Take Care

I call my tiki bar my tiki office, even though I also entertain out here all the time. This beautiful, open-air space is such a creative environment for me. It's where my writing partner and I wrote much of the script for a Mamas and Papas biopic that's in the works, and where I have my meetings.

Michelle Phillips

Beautiful Time Creative Space Me

I am two different people. What you see on the court is just natural for me. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I have always said 'C'mon' purely to fire myself up. Off the court, I am a lot shyer. I stick to my team and my family and people I trust.

Lleyton Hewitt

Family Heart Myself Trust Fire I Am

When it's all about the work, it's clear who in the company is pulling their weight and who isn't.

Jason Fried

Work Company Clear Weight Who About

I'm a trudger.

Debra Granik

Path Forward Survival Easy Personal

I'd say probably the most expensive costumes I've ever made were the costumes in 'The Planet of the Apes,' because of the research and development that went into them and the amount of layers.

Colleen Atwood

Research Say Development Expensive

I enjoy where I am and I don't have a problem with being Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Don Cheadle, or Jeffrey Wright. They're not the lead of every movie they're in, but every time you see them they're really good.

Anthony Mackie

Good Time I Am Problem Enjoy You

But most commonly, it's one poem that I work on with a lot of intensity.

Philip Levine

Work Poem Intensity Most Lot