Abraham Quote by Michael Korda

In 'Gran Torino,' Eastwood moves towards the climax of the movie not by staging a shoot-out, but by putting his weapons to one side…

— Michael Korda

Some people are so famous that the legends about them and the cultural aftermath of their life altogether obscure the real human being.

— Michael Korda

The advice I would offer to any writer is that even when you think you have revised your book to the point where you…

— Michael Korda

Citizens of Rome might boast that the claim of 'Civus romanus sum' set them apart from barbarians and slaves, and it was true up…

— Michael Korda

Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment.

— Michael Korda

Luck can often mean simply taking advantage of a situation at the right moment. It is possible to make your luck by being always…

— Michael Korda

Nothing is more difficult than to recreate in all its complexity than a distant age, and not only to get it right but make…

— Michael Korda

The American system demands success, and in order to succeed we must first believe that we can. Yet our society, with its intolerance of…

— Michael Korda

In my experience, with very few exceptions - I am, as it happens, one of the exceptions - the one thing that most editors…

— Michael Korda

We British and Americans have never been conquered and occupied by the Germans, or forced to make the choice between defiance and collaboration, or…

— Michael Korda

Ronald Reagan had a kind of shallow movie-star charisma - a combination of makeup and the skill of a good actor - but it…

— Michael Korda

An ounce of hypocrisy is worth a pound of ambition.

— Michael Korda