"His enemies said he [Robert Kennedy] was consumed……" — 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 too vulnerable ever to be the cool and confident operator his brother was."
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10 Quotes by Jack Newfield
Jack Newfield has 10 quotes on this site.
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I make more money with Don King stealing from me than 100 percent from other promoters.
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He knows which fighters to steal, how to exploit anyone's vice, vanity or insecurity and make a profit for himself.
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I don't fight for nobody else because Don King has made me money. Yet I hear people saying Don King…
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Comprehensive, judicious, evenhanded, original. An Unfinished Life has the sober judgment and nuanced accuracy that make it ring true in…
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Robert Kennedy identified with people, not data, or institutions, or theories. Poverty was a specific black face for him, not…
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All his life he [Robert Kennedy] had been schooled that nothing was worse than to finish second. But crushing fears…
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But they were as different as fire and ice. Robert Kennedy thought Eugene McCarthy was pompous, petty, and venal. McCarthy…
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It [his brothers assassination] made Robert Kennedy, a man unprepared for introspection, think for the first time in his life,…
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Koch has committed egocide with this book.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of…
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend…
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
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It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by…
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
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