Books Quote by Amy Chozick

The only book by a modern president that bears serious comparison with Obama's 'Dreams From My Father' is Jimmy Carter's short campaign autobiography, 'Why…

— Jonathan Raban

Obama is a very fine writer with an excellent command of language. His memoir 'Dreams From My Father' is a fine book, but it…

— Fred Kaplan

The last book I read to my mom was 'Barbara Bush: A Memoir' published by mom in 1994. It reflected on their entire life…

— Neil Bush

This book [Dreams from My Father] was more of a reflection on my public life, now as a U.S. senator and before that as…

— Barack Obama

During his brilliant campaign, President Obama wove a powerful narrative about the American we all hope for. And that hope was grounded in a…

— Cynthia P. Schneider

I grew up listening to my father argue politics into the night and taking trips every Saturday to the Hood River library where my…

— Dale T. Mortensen

A lot of presidential memoirs, they say, are dull and self-serving. I hope mine is interesting and self-serving.

— William J. Clinton

The hoary joke in the literary world, based on 'Dreams From My Father,' was that if things had worked out differently for Barack Obama,…

— James Fallows

I read everything, but generally more fact than fiction - especially autobiographies and biographies. I've read 'Long Walk to Freedom' by Nelson Mandela at…

— Richard Branson

The memoir was a very personal book. I wrote it as a personal journey and search about who my father was and how my…

— Barack Obama

My memoirs were written, and a portion of them already in the hands of the publishers, when the startling news came which has thrilled…

— Belle Boyd

I have very positive memories of reading biographies of unusual Americans as a child.

— Chris Van Allsburg