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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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The New York City Ballet is obviously speaking to a whole new generation and bringing it the same wonder and beauty that it brought previous generations. – 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 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

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It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour. – Lillian Hellman

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So Im a young boy in the 1940s growing up, seeing Ralph Bunche on a regular basis, seeing Duke Ellington on a regular basis. We know that these people are famous. Theyre living in the same community as we live in. They go to the same stores and shops. – Ed Smith

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I guess the nicest thing about being, I wont say famous but being popular is a more proper word for me to use would be that if youve got a recognizable name, a lot of times you can get people to do things for you ordinarily that you wouldnt get done. – Mickey Gilley

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Im just not a private person. Its not like I do things because I want things to be public its just thats my way of expressing myself, and I happen to be very famous. – Lily Allen

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Im just an individual who doesnt feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. Im working for me. – David Bowie

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My brother Trevor is theatrically trained. I used to watch him when I was younger and I was in love with it. It just seemed really fun to be someone else. So I begged my mom she was hesitant, but she eventually allowed me. And it turned out well, I guess. – Chloe Moretz

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Is this not the true romantic feeling not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you. – Thomas Wolfe

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