Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes
As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it.
Quotes to Explore
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I always have issues with trust.
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Writing about the future and the past is less a way of dramatizing change than of showing, by way of contrast, what abides.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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All of my favorite people - people I really trust - none of them were cool in their younger years.
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Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
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It's that preparation that goes into each week. We have a term: 'Trust your training, trust your teammate, and trust yourself.'
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You don't repair that relationship by sitting down and talking about trust or making promises. Actually, what rebuilds it is living it and doing things differently - and I think that is what is going to make the difference.
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The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.
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He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.
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Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.
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We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.
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We all make mistakes, and we all need second chances. For youth in foster care, these mistakes are often purposeful - if not consciously so; a way to test the strength of a bond and establish trust in a new parent.
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It is important not to trust people too much.
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There are lots of women I look up to, but mentors are someone you talk to and not just admire. A lot of my friends that I trust are my mentors.
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If you will trust me with your vote, you can count on me to take those values to Washington.
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Our job as friends, mentors, parents, and writing coaches is not to write anyone's college essay. That's cheating. Plus, it sends a discouraging message to the teenager that he or she can't be trusted with this important assignment. Trust the student to write the essay, but verify that it gets done. Gentle editing and proofreading are allowed.
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It was a privilege to direct the music video for Adele's beautiful, heartbreaking song, 'Hello.' When I first heard it, all the images appeared clearly in my head - and her trust and generosity allowed me to work with abandon artistically and emotionally, like she always does. It made me extremely proud.
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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.
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A line, an area of tone, is not really important because it records what you have seen, but because of what it will lead you on to see. Following up its logic in order to check its accuracy, you find confirmation or denial in the object itself or in your memory of it.
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Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
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I hope each week I grow and impress you guys and make you happy.
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A money-financed tax cut is essentially equivalent to Milton Friedman's famous 'helicopter drop' of money.
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As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it.
