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Robert Darnton Quotes

While confronting the problems of the present, I often find myself thinking back to the world of books as it was experienced by the Founding Fathers and the philosophers of the Enlightenment.

Robert Darnton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: american
Birth: May 10, 1939

Topics

Myself World Problems Thinking Find

At 17, we all think we know what we're doing.

Jessica Brown Findlay

Think Doing Know

I find I have to touch what I am working on every day, or a deep-seated dread kicks in that is very hard to overcome.

Jennifer Gilmore

Day I Am Every Day Find Overcome

When you make mistakes, when you're wrong, you should admit you're wrong and ask people to forgive you.

John Lewis

Mistakes People You Wrong Admit Ask

Let's face it: the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned... but it sent millions of kids to prison, gave them felonies oftentimes when they had no violent crimes.

John Hickenlooper

War Face Prison Disaster May Well

I buy my produce at the local farmer's market, which is actually cheaper than shopping at the grocery store.

Anna Getty

Shopping Farmer Buy Market Cheaper

Sometimes I do envision just being a stay at home mom but not working isn't an option for me currently.

Tori Spelling

Home Me Mom Sometimes Stay Working

I ran out of tears when I was 14.

Roddy Piper

Tears Out Ran

There's always been incivility in politics.

Lois Frankel

Politics Always Been

I was really unfit for a while, so once I began running, I developed an obsession with it and started feeling really good. Then I thought I'd run a marathon after watching the London Marathon on TV. So I did it and had a good time. And then I ended up doing a bunch, and I was like, 'What if I could go further?' So I found out about Ultra Marathons.

Jonny Lee Miller

Good Time Thought Doing Feeling Run

You are - all your experience just kind of accumulates, and the novel takes a richness of its own simply because it has the weight of all those years that one's put into it.

Donna Tartt

Experience You Kind Years Own Just

As much as I'd like to meet the tooth fairy on an evening walk, I don't really believe it can happen.

Chris Van Allsburg

Walk Believe Evening Meet Fairy

If an artist knows you have respect for their talent - which I have to feel to my core, to sign them - they know that you're in their corner. That doesn't mean you have to be 'mum' on everything; it doesn't mean you can't raise your voice.

Clive Davis

Respect Talent Voice You Artist