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David McCullough Quotes

First of all, you can make the argument that there's no such thing as the past. Nobody lived in the past.

David McCullough

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Past You Argument Nobody First Make

In Hollywood, I was used to being on a dirty old sound stage, and the whole crew is just scratching themselves. They don't care who you are.

Care You Dirty Hollywood Sound Old

Nobody tells you Rwanda looks like Tuscany with its tiled roofs.

You Looks Nobody Like Rwanda Tells

One of my strengths as a writer is that I'm a good problem-solver. I write these unthinking, ungoverned first drafts. The project for me always is to turn that instinctive stuff into pages that work.

Work Good Me Write First Project

Manu Ginobili - I like to watch him. I would pay to watch him play the game. He will try things that will drive a coach crazy, like a full-court bounce pass, but he has such a flair for the game. I love his energy and his spirit and his unpredictability.

Love Crazy Drive Game Energy Play

I like all kinds of music. I listen to Abigail Washburn, the Punch Brothers, and Marc Johnson, the great clawhammer player. I also listen a lot to Sirius Radio, there's a lot of bluegrass there.

Music Great Listen Radio Punch Like

Every executive should be able to say four things: 'I don't know,' 'I need help,' 'I was wrong,' and 'Thank you.'

Thank You Help You Wrong Know Say

I am always trying to improve and see my weakness and work on it.

Work I Am Weakness Trying See Am

I thought it was very important that femininity wasn't lost.

Thought Lost Important Femininity

We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money.

Money Charity Congress Right Dollar

I just do what I think is funny and what's exciting to me.

Funny Me Think Exciting Just

As we have all said, we understand that electronic surveillance is a vital tool in the war on terror. We all want to know when Osama bin Laden is calling: when he is calling, who he is calling, and what he is saying.

Chris Van Hollen

War Saying Know Said Understand Who

My mother told me not to listen to anyone. She had been told that she wouldn't be able to teach and she did.

Mother Me Teach Listen She Been

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