Walter Isaacson, American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
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"Kissinger would probably be outraged even if he reread his own memoirs, on the grounds that they are not favorable enough."
Walter Isaacson, American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
"Henry Luce to his Time magazine writers: "Tell the history of our time through the people who make it."
Walter Isaacson, American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
"Just because you can't act EVERYWHERE doesn't mean you don't act ANYWHERE. – Madeleine Albright"
Walter Isaacson, American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
"As much as Henry Kissinger wanted to attribute historical movement to impersonal forces, he too conceded to "the difference personalities make"."
Walter Isaacson, American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
"There should be an honored place in history for statesmen whose ideas turned out to be right."
Walter Isaacson, American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
"Einstein's was a beautiful mix of confidence and awe."
Walter Isaacson, American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane