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After being Washington's aide for four years and becoming the hero of Yorktown, Hamilton was viewed with a great deal of suspicion because of his association with Tories. ↗

— Ron Chernow

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Hamilton had one of those extraordinary 18th-century minds that touched on virtually every major topic of the day. ↗

— Ron Chernow

#every #extraordinary #had #hamilton #major

One of the special characteristics of New York is that it is different from a London or a Paris because it's the financial capital, and the cultural capital, but not the political capital. ↗

— Ron Chernow

#capital #characteristics #cultural #different #financial

Partly because his life ended before the age of 50, Hamilton was defined by the other founding fathers, and he managed, with amazing consistency, to alienate most of them. ↗

— Ron Chernow

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When news of the crash came, probably a lot of people in small towns and farms across America felt a sense of grim satisfaction that the sinners had finally been punished for their wicked ways. ↗

— Ron Chernow

#america #been #came #crash #farms

I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

#any #attention #care #common #culture

Music's supposed to come from the heart. I felt like that if it ever got mechanical, I was going to back away from it. ↗

— Kenny Chesney

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When I was playing for tips in college, I felt a fire in my soul. I had the same principle of focus that I had learned playing football. ↗

— Kenny Chesney

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Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

#adaptation #all things #branches #climate #dress

Well, it's still a bit uncertain, but I will do the consulting, and I'll see how I can contribute. But I'm sure whatever I do will involve the space program. That's where my passion is. ↗

— Leroy Chiao

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