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Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes

We’ve got to figure out a way that we give a private sphere for our public leaders. We’re not gonna get the best people in public life if we don’t do that Picture Quote #1

Why bother with fictional characters and plots when the world was full of more marvelous stories that were true, with characters so fresh, so powerful, so new, that they stepped from into the narratives under their own power? Picture Quote #1

In the reflected gaze of his (her husband’s) steady admiration, she saw the face of the girl he had fallen in love with Picture Quote #1

Journalism still, in a democracy, is the essential force to get the public educated and mobilized to take action on behalf of our ancient ideals Picture Quote #1

There are but a handful of times in the history of our country when there occurs a transformation so remarkable that a molt seems to take place, and an altered country begins to emerge Picture Quote #1

I had been involved in the March on Washington in 1963. I was with friends carrying a sign, ‘Protestants, Jews and Catholics for Civil Rights.’ Picture Quote #1

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Journalists were at the forefront. From the Civil War until the early 1900s, nothing was being done to solve the problems of the Industrial Age Picture Quote #1

Lincoln had internalized the pain of those around him-the wounded soldiers, the captured prisoners, the defeated Southerners. Little wonder that he was overwhelmed at times by a profound sadness that even his own resilient temperament could not dispel Picture Quote #1

I think after Sandy Hook, when Obama went out, and he talked a lot about gun control and met with the parents, there was a sense that something was going to happen. But then, I guess, the power of special interests was greater than public sentiment Picture Quote #1

Those who knew Lincoln described him as an extraordinarily funny man. Humor was an essential aspect of his temperament. He laughed, he explained, so he did not weep Picture Quote #1

My recurring nightmare is that someday I will be faced with a panel: Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson all of whom will be telling me everything I got wrong about them. I know that Johnson’s out there saying, ‘Why is it that what you wrote about the Kennedys is twice as long as the book you wrote about me? Picture Quote #1

Though [Abraham Lincoln] never would travel to Europe, he went with Shakespeare’s kings to Merry England; he went with Lord Byron poetry to Spain and Portugal. Literature allowed him to transcend his surroundings Picture Quote #1

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Years of concentration solely on work and individual success meant that in his retirement [Lyndon Johnson] could find no solace in family, in recreation, in sports or in hobbies. It was almost as if the hole in his heart was so large that even the love of a family, without work, could not fill it Picture Quote #1

Where’s the progress that we’re going to see in Afghanistan? You have to keep public support both on the economy and the war or these things will really become troubling Picture Quote #1

Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service Picture Quote #1

My books are written with a strong chronological spine Picture Quote #1

That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is and convincing people, not simply following the popular opinion of the moment Picture Quote #1

We’ve got to figure out a way that we give a private sphere for our public leaders. We’re not gonna get the best people in public life if we don’t do that Picture Quote #1

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The only protection as a historian is to institute a process of research and writing that minimizes the possibility of error. And that I have tried to do, aided by modern technology, which enables me, having long since moved beyond longhand, to use a computer for both organizing and taking notes Picture Quote #1

I wish we could go back to the time when the private lives of our public figures were relevant only if they directly affected their public responsibilities Picture Quote #1

I shall always be grateful for this curious love of history, allowing me to spend a lifetime looking back into the past, allowing me to learn from these large figures about the struggle for meaning for life Picture Quote #1

I really believe that what happens one day affects the next, and I think that came from that experience of learning that if I told the score inning by inning, play by play, it built up to its natural climax Picture Quote #1

I now rely on a scanner, which reproduces the passages I want to cite, and then I keep my own comments on those books in a separate file so that I will never confuse the two again Picture Quote #1

A lot of times when people are on campaigns, it can be like a movie set Picture Quote #1

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I liked the thought that the book I was now holding had been held by dozens of others Picture Quote #1

Excitement about things became a habit, a part of my personality, and the expectation that I should enjoy new experiences often engendered the enjoyment itself Picture Quote #1

As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it Picture Quote #1

I am a historian. With the exception of being a wife and mother, it is who I am. And there is nothing I take more seriously Picture Quote #1

Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation Picture Quote #1

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We’ve got to figure out a way that we give a private sphere for our public leaders. We’re not gonna get the best people in public life if we don’t do that. (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) Why bother with fictional characters and plots when the world was full of more marvelous stories that were true, with characters so fresh, so powerful, so new, that they stepped from into the narratives under their own power? (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) In the reflected gaze of his (her husband’s) steady admiration, she saw the face of the girl he had fallen in love with. (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) Journalism still, in a democracy, is the essential force to get the public educated and mobilized to take action on behalf of our ancient ideals. (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) There are but a handful of times in the history of our country when there occurs a transformation so remarkable that a molt seems to take place, and an altered country begins to emerge. (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) I had been involved in the March on Washington in 1963. I was with friends carrying a sign, ‘Protestants, Jews and Catholics for Civil Rights.’ (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) Journalists were at the forefront. From the Civil War until the early 1900s, nothing was being done to solve the problems of the Industrial Age. (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) Lincoln had internalized the pain of those around him-the wounded soldiers, the captured prisoners, the defeated Southerners. Little wonder that he was overwhelmed at times by a profound sadness that even his own resilient temperament could not dispel (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) I think after Sandy Hook, when Obama went out, and he talked a lot about gun control and met with the parents, there was a sense that something was going to happen. But then, I guess, the power of special interests was greater than public sentiment (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) Those who knew Lincoln described him as an extraordinarily funny man. Humor was an essential aspect of his temperament. He laughed, he explained, so he did not weep (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) My recurring nightmare is that someday I will be faced with a panel: Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson all of whom will be telling me everything I got wrong about them. I know that Johnson’s out there saying, ‘Why is it that what you wrote about the Kennedys is twice as long as the book you wrote about me? (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) Though [Abraham Lincoln] never would travel to Europe, he went with Shakespeare’s kings to Merry England; he went with Lord Byron poetry to Spain and Portugal. Literature allowed him to transcend his surroundings (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) Years of concentration solely on work and individual success meant that in his retirement [Lyndon Johnson] could find no solace in family, in recreation, in sports or in hobbies. It was almost as if the hole in his heart was so large that even the love of a family, without work, could not fill it (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) Where’s the progress that we’re going to see in Afghanistan? You have to keep public support both on the economy and the war or these things will really become troubling (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) My books are written with a strong chronological spine (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is and convincing people, not simply following the popular opinion of the moment (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) We’ve got to figure out a way that we give a private sphere for our public leaders. We’re not gonna get the best people in public life if we don’t do that (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) The only protection as a historian is to institute a process of research and writing that minimizes the possibility of error. And that I have tried to do, aided by modern technology, which enables me, having long since moved beyond longhand, to use a computer for both organizing and taking notes (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) I wish we could go back to the time when the private lives of our public figures were relevant only if they directly affected their public responsibilities (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) I shall always be grateful for this curious love of history, allowing me to spend a lifetime looking back into the past, allowing me to learn from these large figures about the struggle for meaning for life (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) I really believe that what happens one day affects the next, and I think that came from that experience of learning that if I told the score inning by inning, play by play, it built up to its natural climax (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) I now rely on a scanner, which reproduces the passages I want to cite, and then I keep my own comments on those books in a separate file so that I will never confuse the two again (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) A lot of times when people are on campaigns, it can be like a movie set (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) I liked the thought that the book I was now holding had been held by dozens of others (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) Excitement about things became a habit, a part of my personality, and the expectation that I should enjoy new experiences often engendered the enjoyment itself (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) I am a historian. With the exception of being a wife and mother, it is who I am. And there is nothing I take more seriously (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes) Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation (Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes)