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I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous m

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 lives. – Robert Caro

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Now, for this book I had to learn the world of the Senate, which is really for all thats written about the Senate, an unknowing world and its mores, and the way things work with subcommittees and all. I loved learning about that. – Robert Caro

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There used to be this feeling under Eisenhower and Kennedy and Roosevelt and Truman that government was a solution. Trust in the presidency fell precipitously under Johnson – real lows. And its never come back. Its a trend that, if youre liberal, is really discouraging. – Robert Caro

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I really wanted there to be something in my life that I enjoy just for the beauty of it. – Robert Caro

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I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a David Friedman song when you hear it. It took me a long time to appreciate that. – David Friedman

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I dont care how famous a guitarist is, he aint learned everything. Theres always somewhere to go, something to mash up, but he aint found it yet. You never learn everything on that guitar neck. – David Edwards

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I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that Id become famous. – Danielle Steel

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I would love to do a biopic of a famous singer, like Diana Ross or Donna Summer, or an old jazz story that we havent seen before. I would love to do that! I would love to play Diana Ross cause shes an icon. Im salivating to do that. – Taraji P. Henson

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