“In an exhibition wherein paintings of nudes were commonplace, that of Madame Gautreau in her black evening dress was considered scandalously erotic. -from The Greater Journey” Art Author:David McCullough
“I feel very strongly that history is about everything. It isn't just about politics or the military or social issues. If art, music, engineering, science, medicine, finance, the world of architecture and technology - if those are left out, then you're not getting a full sense of the human condition. History is human and we human beings are involved in all kinds of things and that's part of our humanity.” IfsWorldFeelsHumansKindArtHumanityLeftSocialHuman BeingsTechnologyIssuesConditionsMilitaryInvolvedMedicineArchitectureAll KindsFinanceVery StrongHuman ConditionEngineeringSocial IssuesLeft OutArt Music Author:David McCullough
“I am adamant that we must not cut back on funding of the teaching of the arts in the schools: music, painting, theater, dance, all of it. The great thing about the arts is that the only way you learn how to do it is by doing it.” WayArtSchoolCuttingTeachingPaintingArt IsTheaterGreat ThingsFundingAdamant Author:David McCullough
“One of the things about the arts that is so important is that in the arts you discover the only way to learn how to do it is by doing it. You can't write by reading a book about it. The only way to learn how to write a book is to sit down and try to write a book” WayWritingTryingArtImportantBookReadingDown And Author:David McCullough
“The great thing about the arts is that you can only learn to do it by doing it.” ArtArt IsGreat Things Author:David McCullough
“To me history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me it's an enlargement of the experience of being alive, just the way literature or art or music is.” WayArtLiteraturePleasureResponsibilityAliveSourceOughtMusic IsLive ByCivicsCivic DutyEnlargementCivic Responsibility Author:David McCullough
“History is not just about dates and quotations. And it's not just about politics, the military and social issues, though much of it of course is about that. It's about everything. It's about life history. It's human. And we have to see it that way. We have to teach it that way. We have to read it that way. It's about art, music, literature, money, science, love - the human experience.” WayHumansArtCoursesLiteratureSocialTeachIssuesMilitaryQuotationsHuman ExperienceSocial IssuesArt MusicScience Love Author:David McCullough
