#robert

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Robert Lincoln bought a nice ski lodge. ↗

— Sarah Vowell

#abraham lincoln #bought #freed #lincoln #lodge

Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. ↗

— Treat Williams

#independence #paine #robert #treat

And yet, so many of us do it without families," Nynaeve said. "Without love, without passion beyond our own particular interests. So even while we try to guide the world, we separate ourselves to it. We risk arrogance, Egwene. We always assume we know best, but risk making ourselves unable to fathom the people we claim to serve. ↗

— Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

#fantasy #robert-jordan #series #wheel-of-time #family

I wanted to star in a western opposite Robert Redford. That was my plan for my life. ↗

— Dyan Cannon

#life #my life #opposite #plan #redford

Long Island is shaped the way it is largely because of Robert Moses. Long Island is a perfect example of how political power shapes people's lives every day. ↗

— Robert Caro

#day #every #every day #example #how

Robert Moses wasn't elected to anything. We're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected. He had more power than anyone, and he held it for 48 years. ↗

— Robert Caro

#anything #being #comes #democracy #elected

It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting. ↗

— Illeana Douglas

#big #come #deniro #exciting #first

I admired the work of photographers like Beaton, Penn, and Avedon as much as I respected the grittier photographers such as Robert Frank. But in the same way that I had to find my own way of reportage, I had to find my own form of glamour. ↗

— Annie Leibovitz

#find #form #frank #glamour #had

Don't forget it's daylight savings time. You spring forward, then you fall back. It's like Robert Downey Jr. getting out of bed. ↗

— David Letterman

#bed #daylight #fall #forget #forward

One time Robert Plant was set to check into the same room after I checked out, so I removed every light bulb and ordered up a bunch of stinky cheese and put it under the mattress. ↗

— Richard Marx

#bulb #bunch #check #checked #cheese