Candice Millard Quotes
Born: November 11, 1968
Candice Millard is a master storyteller whose gripping narratives transcend history to deliver profound lessons in motivation and action. As a former writer for National Geographic and author of acclaimed works like *The River of Doubt* and *Destiny of the Republic*, she explores the raw grit of human endurance, the courage found in crisis, and the relentless pursuit of purpose. Her philosophy centers on the idea that true greatness emerges not from comfort, but from confronting the wild, unpredictable forces of life. Millard’s quotes resonate because they strip away pretense, revealing the fierce, actionable drive that lies within us all.
Candice Millard Quotes (9)
"When I began work on my first book, 'The River of Doubt,' which tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt's 1914 descent of an unmapped river in the Amazon rainforest, I thought of it as a tale of adventure, exploration and extraordinary courage."
— Candice Millard"'Honor in the Dust' is less about the freedom of the Philippines than the soul of the United States."
— Candice Millard"More often than not, real life is so rich, complex and unpredictable that it would seem completely implausible in the pages of a novel."
— Candice Millard"If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward."
— Candice Millard"As I have encountered difficult moments in my own life, I have been privileged to learn from the great men I have come to know as a writer."
— Candice Millard"As someone who has long loved history and reads a lot of history, especially when you get a distance like 130 years, these people can seem almost mythical, and you need something tangible to make them real."
— Candice Millard"I have always been interested in the idea of self-reinvention."
— Candice Millard"Late-19th-century America, with all its chaotic change and immense potential, seems to have been the perfect place to become not someone else, but someone new."
— Candice Millard"I'm very interested in science."
— Candice Millard