David McCullough Quotes


When the founders wrote about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, they didn't mean longer vacations and more comfortable hammocks. They meant the pursuit of learning. The pursuit of improvement and excellence. In hard work is happiness.


Citations

McCullough, David. The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For. Simon & Schuster, 2017.

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David McCullough
David McCullough
  • Born: July 7, 1933
  • Died: August 7, 2022
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Historian, Author

David Gaub McCullough is an American author, narrator, popular historian, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award.