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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 30, 1935

Topics

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Look several months ahead, see where the obstacles lie, and figure out ways to overcome them.

Jillian Michaels

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It's very difficult when there are pictures taken on the red carpet. I find those things so terrifying that another persona just kicks in. I don't recognise myself.

Joely Richardson

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Well, acting itself is a form of rebellion, always. Getting up there in front of people, telling stories - you're kind of going against the grain to begin with, wanting to do that, don't you think? Why else would you do it? Except maybe as kind of a way to affirm your very existence.

John Cusack

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Games are another place to find work, not only the voice stuff but in the motion capture stuff. It's exciting work.

Michael Cudlitz

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With 'The Host,' I think the actors could be really big names. That would be cool. I'd love to see Robert Redford put on a beard and be Jeb; he would be amazing... Matt Damon has some very Jared-esque qualities, and then Casey Affleck as Ian and Ben Affleck as Kyle. Imagine the interplay.

Stephenie Meyer

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I'm not one to speak about myself. I like to speak about the people around me.

Michael Ovitz

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Pakistan hasn't been cast in the role of... interesting cultural place or, you know, land of great comedians.

Mohsin Hamid

GreatInterestingYouPlaceKnow

Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself.

Misty Copeland

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I'm quite compulsive about exercise. For two months, I'll exercise every day, then for three months I'll do nothing. I love food, so exercise is important for me.

Josephine de La Baume

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The city of Houston has treated me really good.

Jose Altuve

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Rather, I believe that it is very good, if, with the aid of his songs, we can be reminded, among other things, of the social conditions under which Schubert had to work.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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My idea at this time, which was slowly developing, was to create a comedie humaine with little people, average people - samples from every period in American life.

Douglas Sirk

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