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When the founders spoke of the pursuit of happiness they didn't mean longer vacations or more stuff. This is what they meant.

The Great Bridge, The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge

It was like the parting of the seas.

His only intention, as he said, was to do nothing accept no position, lend his name to no organization or transaction that would exploit or 'commercialize' the prestige and dignity of the office of the President.

The man who emerges is truly heroic, and that was a surprise for me, ... This is a greathearted fellow, for all his failings ... a very warm, full-dimensional human being.

A writer wants a good subject, ... one where you don't have to resort to objectifying, because he tells you (about himself).

If they want to make us park [in the stadium lots], then they should make the parking affordable. But this is really the right time to do this. Strategically, this is a good move because the team is getting better, and more fans might be showing up.

No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to read.

Real success is finding your lifework in the worth that you love.

It was a small battle, but it was very important, because we won for the first time, ... It had a huge psychological effect. . . . That was its importance. They sensed it was possible, possible - not guaranteed, nothing was guaranteed - that we might prevail.

I have to tell you, of all of Washington's strengths, his greatest strength was that he would not quit,

If something didn't work, he'd try something else. If something else didn't work, he'd try something else again. Over and over, and always learning from his mistakes. Learning the job on the job, at a terrible cost, to be sure.

They took stock of the situation, and they realized the war was over and we had lost,

Fortunately, Washington chose not to see it that way, and he did what you sometimes do when all hope is gone. He decided to attack.

They might not look like soldiers, they might not know much about drill, and soldier's life . . . and etiquette, and restrictions of rank . . . . ... but they knew how to get things done.

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