Brothers Quotes

“After a long discussion of the country's woes, the interviewer asked Bobby, "But you are an optimist?" Kennedy nodded and smiled his weary-eyed smile. "Just because you can't live any other way, can you?" he replied.”
― David Talbot, Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years

“was grappling with someone who had been a junior ensign on a PT boat in the same seas—and the blustery Navy commander was appalled to find himself in such an ignominious position.”
― David Talbot, Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years

“Kennedy, he gushed, was “graceful, gay, funny, witty, teasing and teasable, forgiving, hungry, incapable of being corny, restless, interesting, interested, exuberant, blunt, profane, and loving.”
― David Talbot, Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years

“Bobby Kennedy was the president’s devoted partner, as well as the nation’s top lawman. It has long been a mystery why he apparently did nothing to investigate his brother’s shocking death on November 22, 1963.”
― David Talbot, Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years

“The first thing I am going to tell my successor is, don't trust the military men – even on military matters." JFK”
― David Talbot, Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years

“Robert Kennedy was inspired to take on organized crime by watching the landmark movie On the Waterfront.”
― David Talbot, Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years