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. – Stephen Ambrose
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. – Stephen Ambrose
Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants. – Stephen Ambrose
Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions. – Stephen Ambrose
World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. – Stephen Ambrose
We are part of a country that outshines those that have gone before us and most of those in existence today. – Stephen Ambrose
Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress. – Stephen Ambrose
The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future. – Stephen Ambrose
My favorite book is the last one printed, which is always better than those that were published earlier. – Stephen Ambrose
In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since. – Stephen Ambrose
Johnson had been the most powerful man in the world, yet the North Vietnamese and the Vietcong had resisted, overcome his power, broken his will. – Stephen Ambrose
Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the Southwest would be better off if they were governed by Mexico? – Stephen Ambrose
The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major. – Stephen Ambrose
The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are. – Stephen Ambrose
It does you no good to see the number two or number three man in the corporation-you have to get through to number one. – Stephen Ambrose
Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to make money. – Stephen Ambrose
Washington’s character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President by unanimous choice. – Stephen Ambrose
