Robert Caro
Robert Caro
Robert Allan Carois an American journalist and author known for his celebrated biographies of United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth30 October 1935
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
ballet favorite four seen time
My favorite ballet is Jewels. I don't think I've seen that more than four times. And each time you see it, you see something new in it.
years ballet knows
I never went to a ballet until I was 45 years old. I don't know why.
new-york cities ballet
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.
effort ballet experts
I deliberately made an effort not to become an expert on the ballet.
ballet want mystery
Ballet is sort of a mystery to me. And I don't want to unravel that mystery.
beautiful ballet faces
Sometimes during a ballet I'll look around and see all these rows of intent faces, concentrating on this beautiful thing up on the stage.
dance ballet sometimes
The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage.
rose ballet firsts
The moment the curtain rose on that first ballet, I knew something wonderful and new had come into my life. I can still see the first scene. The ballet was Divertimento No. 15
new-york cities ballet
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
ballet rest-of-your-life like-you
At the ballet, you really feel like you're in the presence of something outside the rest of your life. Higher than the rest of your life.
good
What would be the good of rushing? You want these books to last.
power taught
You know, we're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected.
days exception supposed work
Most Sundays, with the exception of football Sundays, I work, because I don't take days off as long as I'm working on something that's supposed to be all in the same mood.
power
When you have enough power to do what you always wanted to do, then you see what the guy always wanted to do.