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Robert Caro Quotes

I like new ballets because they’re totally new. As you get older, new experiences are harder and harder to come by, so it’s pretty great to have a new experience Picture Quote #1

I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life of a man to examine political power, because democracy shapes our live Picture Quote #1

I am trying to make clear through my writing something which I believe: that biography- history in general- can be literature in the deepest and highest sense of that term Picture Quote #1

Every president has to live with the result of what Lyndon Johnson did with Vietnam, when he lost the trust of the American people in the presidency Picture Quote #1

What would be the good of rushing? You want these books to last Picture Quote #1

I finish what I have to do in the office Picture Quote #1

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You know, we're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected Picture Quote #1

My predictions are notably inaccurate Picture Quote #1

I deliberately made an effort not to become an expert on the ballet Picture Quote #1

I try to have a mood or a rhythm for a chapter Picture Quote #1

I trained myself to be organized Picture Quote #1

You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy Picture Quote #1

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In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices should be and the better, in theory, our democracy should be Picture Quote #1

The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage Picture Quote #1

I like new ballets because they’re totally new. As you get older, new experiences are harder and harder to come by, so it’s pretty great to have a new experience Picture Quote #1

I don’t think of my books as being biographies. I never had any interest in doing a book just to write the life of a great man. I had zero interest in that. My interest is in power. How power works Picture Quote #1

Long Island is shaped the way it is largely because of Robert Moses. Long Island is a perfect example of how political power shapes people's lives every day Picture Quote #1

I really wanted there to be something in my life that I enjoy just for the beauty of it Picture Quote #1

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When you have enough power to do what you always wanted to do, then you see what the guy always wanted to do Picture Quote #1

You know, my first three or four drafts, you can see, are on legal pads in long hand. And then I go to a typewriter, and I know everybody's switching to a computer. And I'm sort of laughed at Picture Quote #1

If you really want to show power in it's larger aspects, you need to show the effects on the powerless, for good or ill - the human cost of public works. That's what I try to do, show not only how power works but it's effect on people Picture Quote #1

As you get older, you sometimes feel that it’s harder and harder to get something new and wonderful to come into your life Picture Quote #1

At the ballet, you really feel like you’re in the presence of something outside the rest of your life. Higher than the rest of your life Picture Quote #1

Ballet is sort of a mystery to me. And I don’t want to unravel that mystery Picture Quote #1

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I never went to a ballet until I was 45 years old. I don’t know why Picture Quote #1

I used to work very long hours. Then I started to realize that the stuff that I was writing in the late afternoons, I was generally throwing out. So I quit earlier than I used to Picture Quote #1

If it’s coming near the end of a chapter and I’m really getting into it, I tend to get up earlier and earlier, just because I’m excited to get to work Picture Quote #1

If things are going well, if the writing’s coming along, I jump out of bed happy. And if the previous day has been bad, I get out of bed disgruntled Picture Quote #1

There’s a real feeling when you know you’re getting it right. It’s a physical feeling Picture Quote #1

Power doesn’t always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals Picture Quote #1

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I like new ballets because they’re totally new. As you get older, new experiences are harder and harder to come by, so it’s pretty great to have a new experience. (Robert Caro Quotes) I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life of a man to examine political power, because democracy shapes our live (Robert Caro Quotes) I am trying to make clear through my writing something which I believe: that biography- history in general- can be literature in the deepest and highest sense of that term (Robert Caro Quotes) Every president has to live with the result of what Lyndon Johnson did with Vietnam, when he lost the trust of the American people in the presidency (Robert Caro Quotes) What would be the good of rushing? You want these books to last (Robert Caro Quotes) I finish what I have to do in the office (Robert Caro Quotes) You know, we're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected (Robert Caro Quotes) My predictions are notably inaccurate (Robert Caro Quotes) I deliberately made an effort not to become an expert on the ballet (Robert Caro Quotes) I try to have a mood or a rhythm for a chapter (Robert Caro Quotes) I trained myself to be organized (Robert Caro Quotes) You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy (Robert Caro Quotes) In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices should be and the better, in theory, our democracy should be (Robert Caro Quotes) The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage (Robert Caro Quotes) I like new ballets because they’re totally new. As you get older, new experiences are harder and harder to come by, so it’s pretty great to have a new experience (Robert Caro Quotes) I don’t think of my books as being biographies. I never had any interest in doing a book just to write the life of a great man. I had zero interest in that. My interest is in power. How power works (Robert Caro Quotes) Long Island is shaped the way it is largely because of Robert Moses. Long Island is a perfect example of how political power shapes people's lives every day (Robert Caro Quotes) I really wanted there to be something in my life that I enjoy just for the beauty of it (Robert Caro Quotes) When you have enough power to do what you always wanted to do, then you see what the guy always wanted to do (Robert Caro Quotes) You know, my first three or four drafts, you can see, are on legal pads in long hand. And then I go to a typewriter, and I know everybody's switching to a computer. And I'm sort of laughed at (Robert Caro Quotes) If you really want to show power in it's larger aspects, you need to show the effects on the powerless, for good or ill - the human cost of public works. That's what I try to do, show not only how power works but it's effect on people (Robert Caro Quotes) As you get older, you sometimes feel that it’s harder and harder to get something new and wonderful to come into your life (Robert Caro Quotes) At the ballet, you really feel like you’re in the presence of something outside the rest of your life. Higher than the rest of your life (Robert Caro Quotes) Ballet is sort of a mystery to me. And I don’t want to unravel that mystery (Robert Caro Quotes) I never went to a ballet until I was 45 years old. I don’t know why (Robert Caro Quotes) I used to work very long hours. Then I started to realize that the stuff that I was writing in the late afternoons, I was generally throwing out. So I quit earlier than I used to (Robert Caro Quotes) If it’s coming near the end of a chapter and I’m really getting into it, I tend to get up earlier and earlier, just because I’m excited to get to work (Robert Caro Quotes) If things are going well, if the writing’s coming along, I jump out of bed happy. And if the previous day has been bad, I get out of bed disgruntled (Robert Caro Quotes) There’s a real feeling when you know you’re getting it right. It’s a physical feeling (Robert Caro Quotes) Power doesn’t always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals (Robert Caro Quotes)

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