While the scars of the monstrous Civil War still remain, the wounds have closed since 1865, in large...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY In 2012, the city of Austin erected an eight-foot-tall bronze statue of Willie Nelson in the heart o...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY There were three Selma-to-Montgomery marches in March 1965, and Rosa Parks had missed the first one....
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY When I was 8 years old, I made my own encyclopedia of American biography - Johnny Appleseed, Jim Bow...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY When we settled our country, the dark forest was considered in some ways evil and something that you...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY It's very important that we keep these special, wild places. It defines the United States. Imagi...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Knievel seemed braver and more brazen - and more unhinged - than any other athlete-cum-thrill-seeker...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY In 1971, near the middle of Nixon's first term, he approved a plan to install a White House tapi...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY It's Nixon who created the Environmental Protection Agency. Clean Air and Water Acts. Endangered...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY The D-Day moniker wasn't invented for the Allied invasion. The same name had been attached to th...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Broadcast radio was entering its own golden age during the Depression, with live programming on stat...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY One thing 'not right' on the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches is the sad fact that the ...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Richard Kerry not only was a pilot in World War II, but was a civil servant. He did not come from mo...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY With the newspapers cheering, Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt chose a top-notch regiment of more than 1...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Ever since Willie Nelson brought rednecks into an alliance with hippies back in the psychedelic '...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY For years, I longed to hear Armstrong describe what it was like to contemplate Earth from 238,900 mi...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY President Abraham Lincoln never lost his ardor for the United States to remain united during the Civ...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY How one deals with the death of a loved one is a highly personalized affair. Some people weep for da...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY I was only 8 years old on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong, 38-year-old commander of 'Apollo 1...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY There is no real way to categorize McLean's 'American Pie' for its hybrid of modern poet...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Administration policies seem to tacitly encourage those who live below sea level in New Orleans to r...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Having recorded his first album, 'Tapestry,' in 1969, in Berkeley, California, during the st...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Influenced by Pete Seeger and the Weavers, McLean proudly wore the mantle of troubadour in the early...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY What makes 'American Pie' so unusual is that it isn't a relic from the counterculture bu...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY February was always the cruelest month for Hunter S. Thompson. An avid NFL fan, Hunter traditionally...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY The superhighway of celebrity and showmanship is filled with debris.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Everybody trusted Cronkite because he reminded them of their favorite uncle or trusted family physic...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY While the old spiritual 'Slavery Chain Done Broke at Last' was sung by blacks in the hours f...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Although Cronkite had once crash landed in a Dutch potato field under enemy fire, he chose instead t...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Walter Cronkite had a golden rule for all wartime reporters: never self-aggrandize.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Rosa Parks' entire career has been one as working as a civil rights activist.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Politicians wanted to mine the Grand Canyon for zinc and copper, and Theodore Roosevelt said, 'N...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY As a composer, Dylan now fits comfortably alongside George Gershwin or Irving Berlin, though he grum...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Reagan never cottoned to dictators. He was pure in this notion in a true belief that democracy was t...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY We can only imagine the history of the free world today if, at the end of the Civil War, there had b...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Truman has become the patron saint of failed presidents because he left office with a 27 percent app...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY If Reagan had intelligence information that showed that the upheaval in Egypt is actually Democratic...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY You live your life as a biography and you have chapters and how you handle yourself in time of adver...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY With Nixon, you see the right way to do it and the wrong way to do it.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY a lot of professionals won't come back.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY It's too little too late. He's still going to get the blame.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY (It) was overloaded with people.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY I witnessed him rescuing up to 40 people. He was up to his waist in toxic muck.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY I witnessed him rescuing up to 40 people, ... He was up to his waist in toxic muck.... I'm not going...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY The Boys of Pointe du Hoc: Ronald Reagan , D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Hurricane Katrina is without question the worst natural disaster in American history,
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY February was always the cruellest month for Hunter S Thompson,
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY The Edmund Pettus Bridge - which in 2013 was declared a National Historic Landmark - isn't symbo...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Usually, one day in a century rises above the others as an accepted turning point or historic milest...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY I'm not a historian who thinks Confederate memorials should be boarded up.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY New Orleans is just a microcosm of Newark and Detroit and hundreds of other troubled urban locales.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY I think, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks will go down as one of the two most well-...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Demeanor-wise, Reagan was a conservative, but a pragmatic conservative, and he found silver linings ...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY His lack of prioritizing hurricane evacuation after Ivan, after we dodged a bullet, is criminal. He ...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY His lack of prioritizing hurricane evacuation after Ivan, after we dodged a bullet, is criminal, ......
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Her continuity - you know, if you connect Harriet Tubman, who died in 1913, to Rosa Parks, born in 1...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY I think President Bush had a very hard 2005 with his failed efforts on Social Security and the probl...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Unfortunately, one of the biggest misperceptions the American public harbors is that Katrina was a w...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY I could ride on an integrated trolley bus on the base, ... but when I left the base, I had to ride h...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY 'This child's getting old,' he muttered with stark regularity, an old-timey refrain that mountainmen...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY John Kerry had his back against the wall, and in January turned his campaign completely around.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY George McGovern said Hunter's coverage of the 1972 election was the least factually accurate but the...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY He was the guy who by his heroic actions gave a morality and dignity to the American military effort...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY February was always the cruelest month for Hunter S. Thompson. An avid NFL fan, Hunter traditionally...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY The Rough Riders brought honor to San Antonio by winning battles in Cuba throughout the summer of 18...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY The myth-making about Appomattox started from the moment Lee left the courthouse on his horse to tra...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY I was stunned to find out there had never been a serious, scholarly biography ever written on Rosa P...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Stubbornness is a positive quality of presidential leadership - if you're right about what you&#...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY To Armstrong, constantly speaking about 'Apollo 11' only diminished the magic. That's wh...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY The answer to New Orleans's levee woes is painfully obvious: money and willpower.
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Biography tends to tilt history, because every person you are writing about becomes larger than life...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY It is a long revisionist road up from the bottom for George W. Bush. He is ranked toward the bottom ...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY The world of high-stakes international diplomacy can be rough and tumble, but it's more often th...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY What I was most curious about was why Armstrong, a top U.S. Navy test pilot, flying the most advance...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY Theodore Roosevelt had been enthralled with the idea of Texas since 1883, when he arrived in the Dak...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY John Kerry wants to be the hero in his own drama. He likes King Arthur and the Round Table. He likes...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY John Kerry doesn't think in terms of black-and-white. He's all gray, and he looks at all sid...
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY I really believe that being flexible and grateful contributes a lot to your happiness, which contrib...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I really believe that the more informed you are about the benefits of a healthy bite versus the chai...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY All I ever wanted was a big, happy family.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY When you turn 60, the key is to not stop moving. Once you start to stop moving, you rust. You got to...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I just found out that I'm one inch taller than I thought.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I really believe in the old expression that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It's t...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Believe me, I love a good chocolate chip ice cream. I'm not going to go for some lousy version o...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Life is short. Ricky and I realize how lucky we were. We want to be together all the time.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY When you feel good, you look good. And vice versa: When you look good, you feel good.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I've always believed in a rainbow diet. As many colors and foods as you can eat, the better, bec...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Smile. It instantly lifts the face, and it just lights up the room.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Some people think happiness is a luxury, but it's a necessity. You need to make space for it in ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I believe in true love, and I believe in happy endings. And I believe.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I must've got whacked on the head. He presented a totally false person for me to fall in love wi...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I liberally apply sunscreen and wear hats.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY No matter what your age is, you only have now. So it's always about living in the moment and bei...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY When you feel great, you emanate a certain energy that translates as beautiful. I don't care if ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Life is too short to not have oysters and champagne sometimes.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I remember my first 'Sports Illustrated' shoot was with the photographer Walter Iooss, and J...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Compression is a tremendous challenge. Five paragraphs on a topic is a lot for all but the most impo...
ALAN BRINKLEY It should not be in the book for titillating purposes or settling scores. It should be in the book b...
ALAN BRINKLEY I have great doubts as to whether at this point any result can be seen as legitimate by both sides. ...
ALAN BRINKLEY Given the huge engineering and other challenges, much of the reconstruction would have to be done by...
ALAN BRINKLEY A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him.
DAVID BRINKLEY I have a feeling this is destiny. On the eve of her third marriage
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you wit...
DAVID BRINKLEY People have this illusion that all over the world, all of the time, all kinds of fantastic things ar...
DAVID BRINKLEY Nobody in TV makes as much money as Robert Redford, who likes to make movies for several million dol...
DAVID BRINKLEY The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the...
DAVID BRINKLEY Adopting a really positive attitude can work wonders to adding years to your life, a spring to your ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY My smile has been my ticket to the world. Smiling releases the same feel-good hormones you get joggi...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.
DAVID BRINKLEY We need to protect our wilderness areas and national parks. Everywhere you travel, you see blight, d...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY A smile is like an instant facelift and an instant mood lift.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY At Thanksgiving, I always start at the top of my list and say I'm grateful for friends, family, ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I like coffee in the morning and decaf green tea throughout the day... When I was younger and modeli...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I've gotten into the habit of cranking out a set of push-ups before each show to get my blood pu...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I crank up the music, and I dance around the house.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Modelling opened up the world to me. All my friends were bohemian artists and were a little bit appa...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I'd rather have a broken arm than a broken heart.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I think many people can relate to that excruciating pain of love gone wrong. I'd rather have a b...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Lunch is a big huge salad with every color in it. From leafy greens to purple to herbs, fresh cut he...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Whenever I wore a bathing suit, I kept a sarong around my hips that went halfway down my thighs. The...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY When I am brushing my teeth, I'm bending my leg behind me, or I'm lifting my leg up and hold...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Being an anchor is not just a matter of sitting in front of a camera and looking pretty.
DAVID BRINKLEY Your job as a parent is to listen. And to dole out as much love as you can. That includes tough love...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY My biggest deterrent to getting the workout I need is just that my days are so full and so busy.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I photographed all kinds of sports - Formula 1, Formula Atlantic. And anybody who knows me knows tha...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I have a feeling this is destiny. [On the eve of her third marriage].
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY He managed to hit all the keys on the great American political piano.
DAVID BRINKLEY Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the pres...
DAVID BRINKLEY When a shoot was over, I'd get in a cab, pull out a compact and go, 'WHOA! Who's that ?'
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I can't live without knowing I have my extensions and ponytail. So I can run out the door at the...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Every morning, I make myself a cappuccino with a drawing in the foam. I post them to Instagram with ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I just found out that I'm one inch taller than I thought.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I now use makeup for a healthy-looking glow because a real one isn't that healthy,
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY This is definitely one of those areas where it's buyer beware. And, probably more than any other pro...
RICK BRINKLEY Go ahead and have the Kit Kat at the movies. If you don't satisfy an urge sometimes, you often s...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY After so many years of being around, people see me on the street and say,
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I have a feeling this is destiny. [On the eve of her third marriage]
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Out of writing all those books, people were looking for Waldo in his prose. His books are ones that ...
DOUG BRINKLEY I'm not a very good advertisement for the American school system
DAVID BRINKLEY You don't always have to get an expensive gym membership. The important thing is to keep moving ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I've had injuries in my life from things beyond my control: runaway horses, helicopters that dec...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY They use [how much] money they've spent as a measure of success because there's very little else to ...
DAVID BRINKLEY People have the illusion that all over the world, all the time, all kinds of fantastic things are ha...
DAVID BRINKLEY If I were objective or if you were objective or if anyone was, he would have to be put away somewher...
DAVID BRINKLEY He managed to hit all the keys on the great American political piano.
DAVID BRINKLEY Washington, D.C. is a city filled with people who believe they are important.
DAVID BRINKLEY I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY He had half their points in every quarter (in the last meeting). The emphasis was not to stop him, b...
DAN BRINKLEY We are not going to face a guard as good as Brian Morris. He had 34 points the first game, we wanted...
DAN BRINKLEY People say, 'You look so great for your age,' and I say, 'OK, you can leave off the '...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I don't count that relationship with Ricky. It's just like a blip at this point. I had to fa...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY It was the key to the game. It didn't slow them down. It slowed Jeter down. It kept him on the other...
DAN BRINKLEY The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you wit...
DAVID BRINKLEY My favorite dish is brown rice with lentils, roasted red and yellow peppers, and fennel, with a swee...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY He cared that people understood American history in their homes. His love for America came through i...
DOUG BRINKLEY Cancer was 'the battle of my life,' he used to say.
DOUG BRINKLEY We decided to try in vitro, because both Peter and I felt we couldn't handle another failure. Wh...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Look for rash guards that come treated, for further sun protection, and never forget your hat!
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I start by moisturizing my face neck and chest with my own anti-aging SPF And IR Defense Sunblock ca...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I didn't adjust to them. I made them adjust to our pressure.
DAN BRINKLEY Anyone who?s still in states is a quality team. I knew it would be a tough game.
DAN BRINKLEY I haven't touched a piece of meat since I read a graphic description of Chicago's slaughterh...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY It's so funny because all those years I was working, I basically always felt that whatever job I...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I'm not a very good advertisement for the American school system.
DAVID BRINKLEY I came across an older picture of me that someone had posted on Facebook, and I totally remember squ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Some days I don't have time for a full workout, but I do have to dry my hair, right? So rather t...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY The only constant that I have in my life is that I start whatever I do with my Total Gym, because I ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Because I'm an older mom, I have a responsibility to my kids as well as myself. I want to be the...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I'm actually excited about turning 60. I feel on top of my game.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I think variety is the spice of sticking with an exercise routine, whether it's getting a dance ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY If a person lies to you about what's in their bank account, they'll lie to you about other t...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I have an organic garden and love being able to say, 'I'm going to see what I can pick to th...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY In the beginning of my career, I read an article about the reason that men always look five years yo...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I really believe in the power of the individual to make change, and our family is a real collection ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I really have a deep sense of caring about the air that we breathe and the water that we drink. I wa...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I love musicians. I think artists are the most amazing people because they're constantly creatin...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I would be remiss when talking about beauty secrets to not say that one of the best is to care about...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I get bored if I do the same thing. The only constant that I have in my life is that I start whateve...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY When doing sports... on the water, it's crucial to stop aging by protecting your skin.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I think that ultimately your age is determined by your attitude. It's not the number; it's n...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY My mom was always my biggest teacher, my inspiration, my role model. My mom was just the most amazin...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY My age has so little to do with my image of myself because at a certain point, the number just didn&...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I have this helicopter crash, and I fall in love with this man who was in the crash with me. I must ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY When I started modeling, I was told to tan, but I always protected my face.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Just because people can express themselves through their art doesn't mean they are great communi...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Modelling was never in my plan. Never.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY The more you give, the more you get - it's a cliche, but it's really true.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY My work makes me a better mom. It gives me a little door to step out of my parenting and bring the e...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Most of the time, I've got my kids with me, so I'm not as prone to meeting people. And then,...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I urge people to make your workout fun.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I just love America. I love living here.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I was basically a surfer girl from California. I never looked like a model.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I remember really loving the CoverGirl ads when I was younger - there was something very cool about ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I never planned to be a model at all. I moved to Paris to study art, and I was there working as an a...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY In private, I may wear a bikini, but at the public beach with my kids, I would change bathing suits ...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I respect artists so much, and I absolutely love music as the ultimate art.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I think there's little things you can do with a dermatologist that can stave off major, giant su...
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Photoaging is the worst. It wreaks havoc.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I had a gorgeous mom. She was beautiful, so I lucked out there.
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY