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> [But they were as different as fire and ice. Robert Kennedy thought Eugene McCarthy was pompous, petty, and venal. McCarthy thought Kennedy was a spoiled, unintelligent demagogue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-newfield/but-they-were-as-different-as-fire-and-ice-robert-kennedy-thought/)

[Jack Newfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-newfield/)

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## More by Jack Newfield

> [ All his life he \[Robert Kennedy\] had been schooled that nothing was worse than to finish second. But crushing fears are no longer so… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-newfield/all-his-life-he-robert-kennedy-had-been-schooled-that-nothing-was/)

[Jack Newfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-newfield/)

> [ His enemies said he \[Robert Kennedy\] was consumed with selfish ambition, a ruthless opportunist exploiting his brother's legend. But he was too passionate and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-newfield/his-enemies-said-he-robert-kennedy-was-consumed-with-selfish-ambition/)

[Jack Newfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-newfield/)

> [Koch has committed egocide with this book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-newfield/koch-has-committed-egocide-with-this-book/)

[Jack Newfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-newfield/)

> [ It \[his brothers assassination\] made Robert Kennedy, a man unprepared for introspection, think for the first time in his life, what he wanted to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-newfield/it-his-brothers-assassination-made-robert-kennedy-a-man-unprepared/)

[Jack Newfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-newfield/)

> [But they were as different as fire and ice. Robert Kennedy thought Eugene McCarthy was pompous, petty, and venal. McCarthy thought Kennedy was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-newfield/but-they-were-as-different-as-fire-and-ice-robert-kennedy-thought/)

[Jack Newfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-newfield/)

> [Comprehensive, judicious, evenhanded, original. An Unfinished Life has the sober judgment and nuanced accuracy that make it ring true in all the controversial and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-newfield/comprehensive-judicious-evenhanded-original-an-unfinished-life-has/)

[Jack Newfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-newfield/)

> [I make more money with Don King stealing from me than 100 percent from other promoters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-newfield/i-make-more-money-with-don-king-stealing-from-me-than-100-percent/)

[Jack Newfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-newfield/)

> [I don't fight for nobody else because Don King has made me money. Yet I hear people saying Don King is exploiting me. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-newfield/i-don-t-fight-for-nobody-else-because-don-king-has-made-me-money-yet/)

[Jack Newfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-newfield/)

> [He knows which fighters to steal, how to exploit anyone's vice, vanity or insecurity and make a profit for himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-newfield/he-knows-which-fighters-to-steal-how-to-exploit-anyone-s-vice-vanity/)

[Jack Newfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-newfield/)

> [Robert Kennedy identified with people, not data, or institutions, or theories. Poverty was a specific black face for him, not a manila folder full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-newfield/robert-kennedy-identified-with-people-not-data-or-institutions-or/)

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