(178 quotes found)
“Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness or the complexion of courtesy has faded away.”
Abraham Lincoln
“You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.”
“If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market.”
Dick Gregory
“Based on what you know about him in history books, what do you think Abraham Lincoln would be doing if he were alive today?1) Writing his memoirs of the Civil War.2) Advising the President.3) Desperately clawing at the inside of his coffin.”
David Letterman
“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”
“Things may come to those who wait...but only the things left by those who hustle.”
“The cruelest thing that has happened to Lincoln since he was shot by Booth was to fall into the hands of Carl Sandburg.”
Edmund Wilson
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
