Logo
Quote by Robert Caro
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

Other quotes by Robert Caro

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

Category:
Beauty
Author
Robert Caro
Read Quote

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

Category:
Trust
Author
Robert Caro
Read Quote

Every president has to live with the result of what Lyndon Johnson did with Vietnam, when he lost the trust of the American people in the presidency. – Robert Caro

Category:
Trust
Author
Robert Caro
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
famous
category

Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really just want to be rich and famous as the solution to all that ails. – Dirk Benedict

Category:
famous

I want to be so famous that drag queens will dress like me in parades when Im dead. – Laura Kightlinger

Category:
famous

These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I think that comes from a naive place, because those people generally dont know what its like. – Catherine Keener

Category:
famous

In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense and the poets have long known – that the essence of money is in its absolute worthlessness. – Norman O. Brown

Category:
famous

Random Quotes

We have a long heritage of freedom that defines America. We believe there is a Creator who blessed us with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. – Todd Akin

Category:
Happiness

Truthfully, being pregnant is changing me as a person. Each day is part of this amazing journey that has completely shifted the focus of my life and made me reevaluate my personal and professional goals. – Holly Madison

Category:
amazing

Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out. – Matthew Broderick

Category:
parenting

Every time a fellow golfer gives me a piece of advice I have thought about it. A different thing is that this advice can be introduced into my golfing routine. Jaime, O – Seve Ballesteros

Category:
Sports :: Golf