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My favorite book is the last one printed, which is always better than those that were published earlier. Stephen Ambrose
Book Better Those Favorite Printed Always Were Than Which Published Earlier Last
Like their predecessors, the Presidents of today just throw up their hands. Stephen Ambrose
Today Presidents Throw Like Up Hands Just Predecessors
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
Broken Man World Overcome Will Power Johnson Had Powerful Powerful Man Most Most Powerful Been His North Vietnamese Resisted
In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since. Stephen Ambrose
People Before Destroyed High More More People Fires Since Buildings Were Off Than Burning Explosives Set
Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants. Stephen Ambrose
Cleaning Win Our Immigrants Restaurants More Up Than Shops Us Ethnic Help Wars Set
The great wars of the 20th Century made it into the worst Century ever. Stephen Ambrose
Great Made Worst Century Wars Ever
The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the United States has not done the same. Stephen Ambrose
Live States Indians Canadians Same Done Disgrace Peacefully United United States
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
Clark Tried Easy Admirable Fair Likable Always Subjects Eisenhower Lewis Lewis And Clark
I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education. Stephen Ambrose
Education World Politician Nothing Through Lifetime Beats Studying Learned Historian Who Universal
Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best. Stephen Ambrose
Best Men About Studied He Written American Eisenhower Century Choice Brightest
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
You Eyes Every Interview Mine Lock Would Had He Clearest Him His Fix Blue Blue Eyes Eisenhower Them Keep
Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life. Stephen Ambrose
Life Daily Crazy History Saw Horse Integrated Daily Life Present Incorporated
Something fundamental about the myth of the Jew has resurfaced. Steven T. Katz
Myth About Something Fundamental Jew
All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. Tacitus
All Things Atrocious Shameless Parts Rome Flock Things
Things forbidden have a secret charm. Tacitus
Secret Charm Forbidden Things
It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured. Tacitus
Nature You Hate Human Nature Those Human Injured Belongs
To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it. Tacitus
May Reproach Acknowledge Show Resentment Deserved
Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop. Tacitus
Best Character Those Develop Noble Most Readily Which Ages Appreciated
During my first semester of college, I raised my hand in a class and asked the professor to define a word I didn't know. The word was holocaust, and I had to ask because, until that moment, I had never heard of it. Tara Westover
Class Word College First Define Never Had Know Until Because Heard Hand Semester Ask Asked Holocaust Moment Professor Raised
We'd had books in my house growing up, but we had never had anything like lectures. I had never written an essay for my mother. I had never taken an exam. Because I was working a lot as a kid, I just hadn't elected to read that much. Tara Westover
Mother Books Kid Exam Never Had Taken Written Like House Read Because Lectures Lot Up Essay Just Anything Elected Much Working Growing Growing Up
I don't really feel like I belong anywhere. Tara Westover
Feel Like Anywhere Really Belong
There's a sense of sovereignty that comes from life on a mountain. Tara Westover
Life Sense Mountain Sovereignty
Not knowing my birthday had never seemed strange. I knew I'd been born near the end of September, and each year I picked a day, one that didn't fall on a Sunday because it's no fun spending your birthday in church. Tara Westover
Day Birthday Strange Church Sunday Year Fall Not Knowing September Spending No Fun Born Seemed Never Had Picked Knew Day One Knowing Because Been End Your Fun Each Near Each Year
When you abuse someone, you limit their perspective, and you trap them in your view of them or your view of the world. Tara Westover
You World Perspective Someone Abuse Limit Them View Your Trap
I taught myself algebra and a little grammar, and somehow I scraped a high enough score on the ACT to be admitted to Brigham Young University, even though I had no formal education. Tara Westover
Education Myself Young Enough Algebra Though High Admitted Somehow Had Score Taught Formal Formal Education Grammar Little Act Even University
My parents would say to me, 'You can teach yourself anything better than someone else can teach it to you.' That was the whole ethos of my family. Tara Westover
Family Me You Yourself Better Parents Else Say Would Someone Than Anything Ethos Teach Whole
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