“His subordinates remembered him as tough but fair-minded. Years later, one of them retained Hamilton as a lawyer, even though he had… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“In another message he wrote, “I am a verb instead of a personal pronoun. A verb is anything that signifies to be;… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Now, for reasons both symbolic and practical, the crowd pulled George III down from his pedestal, decapitating him in the process. The… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Conforming to tradition, the convention sent a delegation to Grant with official notice of his nomination. In return, he scratched out a… — Ron Chernow Four Word Copy Share Image
“The fifty-five delegates representing twelve states—the renegade Rhode Island boycotted the convention—scarcely constituted a cross section of America. They were white, educated… — Ron Chernow Rhode island Copy Share Image
“Having been battered by the world in his earlier years, he had come to rely on family and friends and never forgot… — Ron Chernow Civil war Copy Share Image
“A journalist named C. E. Meade, a nephew of George Gordon Meade, claimed Grant puffed on his last cigar while visiting a… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Tis only to consult our own hearts to be convinced that nations like individuals revolt at the idea of being guided by… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
I just have been so surprised and delighted with what has happened with 'Hamilton.' It really has been one of the most… — Ron Chernow Life Copy Share Image
“At the Constitutional Convention, Elbridge Gerry had bawdily likened standing armies to a tumescent penis: “An excellent assurance of domestic tranquillity, but… — Ron Chernow Adventure Copy Share Image
“At forty-six, Grant was still trim and fit, the youngest man elected president until then. Having weathered the crucible of war, he… — Ron Chernow War Copy Share Image
In the 1920s you could buy stocks on margin. You could put 10 percent down and borrow the rest against your stocks. — Ron Chernow Investing Copy Share Image
“Neither he nor anyone else could have predicted that this overweight, rheumatic, vain, pompous, gluttonous inebriate would be so ardent in battle.” — Ron Chernow War Copy Share Image
We really haven't had very much experience with people funding their retirement out of the stock market, and we don't know, frankly,… — Ron Chernow Funding Copy Share Image
“He would smile at times, but I never heard him laugh aloud,” said Louisa Boggs. “He was a sad man . . . he seemed… — Ron Chernow Time Copy Share Image
“The speech lacked soaring cadences or memorable lines, yet it touched on two explosive issues at the finale. He advised Native Americans… — Ron Chernow Communication Copy Share Image
After 1929, so many people had been traumatized by the stock market crash that there was a lost generation. — Ron Chernow Crash Copy Share Image
Mutual funds give people the sense that they're investing with the big boys and that they're really not at a disadvantage entering… — Ron Chernow Entering Copy Share Image
“Seven months after Grant’s death, Julia received a whopping $200,000 check from Twain and $450,000 in the end—an astonishing sum for book… — Ron Chernow Books Copy Share Image
“in the end he required political pull to do so. After years of wandering, Grant had popped up in the right congressional… — Ron Chernow Politics Copy Share Image
“He cleverly assumed that he was addressing loyal people and made common cause with them: I have come among you, not as… — Ron Chernow Friendship Copy Share Image
A prudent silence will frequently be taken for wisdom and a sentence or two cautiously thrown in will sometimes gain the palm… — Ron Chernow Burrs Copy Share Image
With any piece of writing, you're hoping that it will change something, and it seldom does. — Ron Chernow Change Copy Share Image
“Hamilton drew freely on statements he had made at the Constitutional Convention to distinguish his “elective monarch” from a king. The British… — Ron Chernow American president Copy Share Image
After being Washington's aide for four years and becoming the hero of Yorktown, Hamilton was viewed with a great deal of suspicion… — Ron Chernow Association Copy Share Image
