David McCullough
Born: 07-06-1933
David McCullough was an acclaimed American historian and author known for his meticulously researched and engagingly written biographies and historical narratives. He won two Pulitzer Prizes and two National Book Awards for works such as "Truman" and "John Adams." McCullough brought history to life with a storyteller's flair, making complex subjects accessible to readers. His passion for American history and ability to illuminate the past left a lasting impact on the field.
Book summaries for books written by David McCullough
Quotes
If I were giving a young man advice as to how he might succeed in life, I would say to him, pick out a good father and mother, and begin life in Ohio.
It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.
The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air.
The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall.
The hardest thing of all for us to bear is criticism.
No bird soars in a calm.
We could hardly wait to get up in the morning.
Learning the secret of flight from a bird was a good deal like learning the secret of magic from a magician.
The only birds that should be caged are those that cannot sing.
We were like brothers, Orville and I, and like brothers, we seldom agreed.
We had absolutely no money, but we were happy.
To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything.