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Ron Chernow Quotes

American - Author | March 3, 1949 -

Strange as it may seem, George Washington's life has now been so minutely documented that we know far more about him than did his own friends, family, and contemporaries.

Life Family Friends Know Washington

Hamilton was young, dashing, and romantic. He lent himself perfectly to be the star of a musical.

Romantic Young Star He Himself Lent

Ultimately, the appraisal of Grant's presidency rests upon posterity's view of Reconstruction.

View Reconstruction Presidency Grant

Politics boils down to the stories we tell ourselves. And unfortunately, we tell ourselves different stories.

Politics Down Tell Different Stories

Unless we know where we've been as a country, we don't know where we are or where we are going.

Country Know Where Going Been

I'm sure there are many more people who can identify with failure and hardship in life than with the success of an Alexander Hamilton or a John D. Rockefeller.

Life Success Failure People Hardship

I just have been so surprised and delighted with what has happened with 'Hamilton.' It really has been one of the most enchanting experiences of my life.

Life My Life Experiences Been Just

When you're a biographer, you want to explore the very things that your subject didn't care to talk about.

Care You Want Talk Explore Things

I find that when I come upon something that I think is a historical revelation, I have the sort of adrenaline rush that I imagine a gambler gets in Las Vegas when he hits the jackpot. It's still tremendously exciting to me, and I think all of my peers in the business feel the same way.

Business Me Think Feel Vegas Find

I never imagined that Hamilton would be turned into a musical, much less a hip-hop musical. I think I can safely say that that's the last thing I would have expected.

Think I Can Say Hip-Hop Never Last

The story of Alexander Hamilton lends itself to hip-hop treatment. Hamilton's personality is driven and unrelenting, and the music has that same quality. The music and the man mirror each other.

Music Mirror Quality Personality Man

I never dreamed that I would be autographing Playbills.

Never Would Dreamed

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