Robert Caro Quotes


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 Trust 304
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 History 238
Lyndon Johnson, as majority leader of the United States Senate, he made the Senate work. Robert Caro Johnson 146
You know, my first three or four drafts, you can see, are on legal pads in long hand. And then I go to a typewriter, and I know everybody's switching to a computer. And I'm sort of laughed at. Robert Caro Legal 133
I was trying to learn about Lyndon Johnson when he was young and creating his first political machine in the Texas hill country. I moved there for three years. You had to learn that world. Robert Caro Country 120
The moment the curtain rose on that first ballet, I knew something wonderful and new had come into my life. I can still see the first scene. The ballet was Divertimento No. 15. Robert Caro Ballet 103
Everyone believed the Senate could not really be led. It used to take so long to rise up through seniority. In two years Lyndon Johnson is assistant leader of his party. In four years he is the leader of his party. Robert Caro Assistant 102
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 beauty 98
I like new ballets because they're totally new. As you get older, new experiences are harder and harder to come by, so it's pretty great to have a new experience. Robert Caro Experience 94
You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy. Robert Caro Power 84
Nobody believes this, but I write very fast. Robert Caro Believes 84
The right of a minority is so important in a democracy. Robert Caro Democracy 74
My predictions are notably inaccurate. Robert Caro Inaccurate 72
I deliberately made an effort not to become an expert on the ballet. Robert Caro Ballet 70
I used to work very long hours. Then I started to realize that the stuff that I was writing in the late afternoons, I was generally throwing out. So I quit earlier than I used to. Robert Caro Earlier 59
When you have enough power to do what you always wanted to do, then you see what the guy always wanted to do. Robert Caro Power 55
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 Biography 44
The Senate is an unknowing world. Robert Caro Senate 44
I trained myself to be organized. Robert Caro Uncategorized 44
I really wanted there to be something in my life that I enjoy just for the beauty of it. Robert Caro beauty 44
Someday a political genius will come along and make the Senate work. Robert Caro Genius 41
What would be the good of rushing? You want these books to last. Robert Caro Uncategorized 41
I think President Obama has done more than he is given credit for. Robert Caro Credit 39
Yes, after some time spent last year on other commitments, most of them speaking engagements, I am now about halfway through a novel that I hope will come out in 1998. Robert Caro Uncategorized 39
I finish what I have to do in the office. Robert Caro Uncategorized 39
The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage. Robert Caro Music 35
I try to have a mood or a rhythm for a chapter. Robert Caro Uncategorized 31
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 Power 30
Most Sundays, with the exception of football Sundays, I work, because I don't take days off as long as I'm working on something that's supposed to be all in the same mood. Robert Caro Uncategorized 28

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