Top 50 Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since.

There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors.

Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions.

I've always tried to be fair to my subjects. That's easy when they are as likable and admirable as Lewis and Clark, or Eisenhower.

The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.

Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to mine and keep them there.

In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place.

The great wars of the 20th Century made it into the worst Century ever.

I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business.

Dams have harmed our wildlife and made rivers less useful for recreation.