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I sometimes feel that if your book sells more than 20 years, then there's something in it that you can say, gee, I did something that endures, that's timeless.
Robert Caro
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I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life of a man to examine political power, because democracy shapes our lives.
Robert Caro
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I never went to a ballet until I was 45 years old. I don't know why.
Robert Caro
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I really wanted there to be something in my life that I enjoy just for the beauty of it.
Robert Caro
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I deliberately made an effort not to become an expert on the ballet.
Robert Caro
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Lyndon Johnson, as majority leader of the United States Senate, he made the Senate work.
Robert Caro
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I like new ballets because they're totally new. As you get older, new experiences are harder and harder to come by, so it's pretty great to have a new experience.
Robert Caro
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Ballet is sort of a mystery to me. And I don't want to unravel that mystery.
Robert Caro
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Everyone believed the Senate could not really be led. It used to take so long to rise up through seniority.
Robert Caro
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Everything seems to be going faster and faster. It's really harder to create something that endures. The New York City Ballet has succeeded in doing that.
Robert Caro
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The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage.
Robert Caro
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The New York City Ballet is obviously speaking to a whole new generation and bringing it the same wonder and beauty that it brought previous generations.
Robert Caro
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