Though [Abraham Lincoln] never would travel to Europe, he went with Shakespeare's kings to Merry England; he went with Lord Byron poetry to Spain and Portugal. Literature allowed him to transcend his surroundings.
When I look at what a writer owes to the reader, it's critical to know that everything you're writing about is not made up in your head. I feel that … - Doris Kearns Goodwin
When I look at what a writer owes to the reader, it's critical to know that everything you're writing about is not made up in your head. I feel that …
- Doris Kearns Goodwin
What the American Dream means to me is the fact that - what founded this country - when I think about those posters that were put up in Europe, which… - Doris Kearns Goodwin
What the American Dream means to me is the fact that - what founded this country - when I think about those posters that were put up in Europe, which…
If your ambition comes at the price of an unbalanced life, that there's nothing else that gives you comfort but success, it's not worth it. - Doris Kearns Goodwin
If your ambition comes at the price of an unbalanced life, that there's nothing else that gives you comfort but success, it's not worth it.
I think confidence comes from doing something well, working at it hard, and you build it up. It's not something you're born with. You have to build t… - Doris Kearns Goodwin
I think confidence comes from doing something well, working at it hard, and you build it up. It's not something you're born with. You have to build t…
Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history. - Doris Kearns Goodwin
Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history.
I think some people who go into public life, if they go in needing the applause of thousands, they're never going to work out successfully in the end… - Doris Kearns Goodwin
I think some people who go into public life, if they go in needing the applause of thousands, they're never going to work out successfully in the end…
What I learned, more than anything, was that you can't have it all balanced perfectly at any one time. When I was young, it was much more balanced to… - Doris Kearns Goodwin
What I learned, more than anything, was that you can't have it all balanced perfectly at any one time. When I was young, it was much more balanced to…
Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was bigger than his cou… - Doris Kearns Goodwin
Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was bigger than his cou…
As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it. - Doris Kearns Goodwin
As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it.
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