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“: “[George] Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to those men whose inner life is faint.” — William E. Woodward Copy Share Image
“Washington knew what he was about, though; he listened more than he talked, and when he said something, it was to the point.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Here, in their midst, George feels a sort of vertigo. Oh God, what will become of them all? What chance have they? Ought I… — Christopher Isherwood Copy Share Image
“Washington had been the one member of the family ever to go off and work with John Roebling at bridgebuilding.” — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID, he just whipped out a quarter?” — James Patterson Copy Share Image
“George had been surprised by my ability to leave him. He had not seen that in me.” — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
“He had drawn a derogatory statement from George. He felt safe now.” — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“For better or for worse, meeting Russell Bufalino and being seen in his company put me deeper into the downtown culture than I ever… — Charles Brandt Copy Share Image
“For example, when George Washington was elected our nation’s first president, Madison wrote his inaugural address, as well as the House of Representatives’ congratulatory… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
“He was a hearty, gregarious man. He was rich, but newly rich, and so very sincere about it. He lacked the natural languidity that… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“never liked the atmosphere of Washington. I early saw that it was impossible to build up a race of which the leaders were spending… — Booker T. Washington Copy Share Image
I've heard from the movie marketplace that James Cameron did such a killer job with 'Titanic' that it's almost impossible to do anything better. — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
As a rule, I am very skeptical of tying books to anniversaries. I don't think readers care. I also feel that it just about… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
“look as if they had been plucked from the Palace of Versailles or a Jacobean mansion—that you were aboard a ship being propelled far… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
That's what I love about history - nuance. I don't believe in unalloyed heroes. Everyone's got warts, and everyone's got a surprise side. — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
“Holmes was charming and gracious, but something about him made Belknap uneasy. He could not have defined it. Indeed, for the next several decades… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
. . . why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow. — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
“At present," he said, "I am responsible for conveying my associates to a place called Chicago. I understand it is somewhere in the hinterland.” — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
I knew from an online search that the Wisconsin State Historical Society, on the vast University of Wisconsin campus, held the papers of Sigrid… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
Dodd continued to hope that the murders would so outrage the German public that the regime would fall, but as the days passed he… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
I envy other writers who claim to have a backlog of books they'd like to write. — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
Trying to find ideas is the hardest part of my job. You'd think it would be the most fun. Just sitting around reading whatever… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
“Her blind endorsement of Hitler’s regime first faded to a kind of sympathetic skepticism, but as summer approached,” — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
“Does it work with sandwiches? he asked. I didn't move. He handed it over. George was watching with a kind of neutral curiosity, and… — Aimee Bender Copy Share Image
The GOP is broken. They need a Bill Clinton moment with someone to figure things out. Let me just say - and I don't… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
We're in more wars today under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton than under George W. Bush or Ronald Reagan. Yet they tell you that… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The administration of George W. Bush, emboldened by the Sept. 11 attacks and the backing of a Republican Congress, has sought to further extend… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
“Doctor Parcival began to plead with George Willard. 'You must pay attention to me,' he urged. 'If something happens you will be able to… — Sherwood Anderson Copy Share Image
We're half an hour from Toronto, which offers everything you could want from a city, and a couple of hours from beautiful vacation country.… — Linwood Barclay Copy Share Image
The president of the United States of North America, George W. Bush, the little gentleman of the North, the political cadaver that is visiting… — Hugo Chavez Copy Share Image
I remember when President Bush, George W. Bush, came into office, he focused on No Child Left Behind, and with - and before very… — Lamar Alexander Copy Share Image
“Distinctively gentle he was, and trustworthy, and of special courtesy. His great physical strength was never used in combat, men remembered, except when needed… — Nancy Byrd Turner Copy Share Image
“You can't really move forward until you look back. [From Remaking America panel discussion at George Washington University]” — Cornel West Copy Share Image
I was one of the hardest-hitting conservatives on George W. Bush. Republicans didn't like me on George W. Bush. Republicans still don't like me… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
