Hebron is a bone of contention between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians in part because Abraham is buried there, in the Tomb… — Michael Korda Abraham Copy Share Image
In 'Gran Torino,' Eastwood moves towards the climax of the movie not by staging a shoot-out, but by putting his weapons to… — Michael Korda Bad Copy Share Image
Some people are so famous that the legends about them and the cultural aftermath of their life altogether obscure the real human… — Michael Korda Famous Copy Share Image
The advice I would offer to any writer is that even when you think you have revised your book to the point… — Michael Korda Advice Copy Share Image
Citizens of Rome might boast that the claim of 'Civus romanus sum' set them apart from barbarians and slaves, and it was… — Michael Korda Compassion Copy Share Image
Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment. — Michael Korda Accomplishment Copy Share Image
Luck can often mean simply taking advantage of a situation at the right moment. It is possible to make your luck by… — Michael Korda Advantage Copy Share Image
Nothing is more difficult than to recreate in all its complexity than a distant age, and not only to get it right… — Michael Korda Age Copy Share Image
The American system demands success, and in order to succeed we must first believe that we can. Yet our society, with its… — Michael Korda Accepting Copy Share Image
In my experience, with very few exceptions - I am, as it happens, one of the exceptions - the one thing that… — Michael Korda Experience Copy Share Image
We British and Americans have never been conquered and occupied by the Germans, or forced to make the choice between defiance and… — Michael Korda Choice Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan had a kind of shallow movie-star charisma - a combination of makeup and the skill of a good actor -… — Michael Korda Actor Copy Share Image
The men who died at D-Day did not die shoulder-to-shoulder with their French comrades. They died to liberate the French from a… — Michael Korda Brutal Copy Share Image
One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals. — Michael Korda Goals Copy Share Image
Even the most careful and expensive marketing plans cannot sell people a book they don't want to read. — Michael Korda Book Copy Share Image
About once a decade, it becomes necessary to remind Americans again that Ulysses S. Grant was a great man, indeed a giant… — Michael Korda Great Copy Share Image
It's one thing to be writing in South or Latin America, where, except for Brazil, every country, however small and hard to… — Michael Korda America Copy Share Image
“Escapism sold books, to be sure, but not nearly as many as were sold by exposing America’s flaws and making the average… — Michael Korda Book club Copy Share Image
We sell books, other people sell shoes. What's the difference? Publishing isn't the highest art. — Michael Korda Art Copy Share Image
Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets. — Michael Korda Assets Copy Share Image
The novelist wants to know how things will turn out; the historian already knows how things turned out, but wants to know… — Michael Korda Did Copy Share Image
In Eastern Europe, the past is not only always hovering over the present, it is not even passed. It waits, like some… — Michael Korda Eastern europe Copy Share Image
Never reveal all of yourself to other people; hold back something in reserve so that people are never quite sure if they… — Michael Korda People Copy Share Image
