More From Stephen Ambrose
- "I’m no politician. I’m an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education."
- "World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism."
- "I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business."
More In Death
- "In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for the two are inextricably related. Life moves on to death, and to deny one is to deny the other."― Henry Miller
- "I believe in the institution of marriage. Of course being a Mormon, we believe in eternity rather than just till death do us part. If you really try hard, if you make it work, it’s blissful. But I also know a marriage that isn’t working can be painful."― Donny Osmond
- "Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move."― Satchel Paige