Famous Quotes

"Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death."

Stephen Ambrose on Death

More quotes about Death

• "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Death

• "To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."

  Buddha on Death

• "The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."

  Albert Einstein on Death

• "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

  Mark Twain on Death

• "Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see."

  Helen Keller on Death

More quotes by 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."

• "The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future."

• "The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future."

• "You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school."

• "Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life."