Lincoln was “the most truly progressive man of the age…

“If Abraham Lincoln were alive now, he'd roll over in his grave.”

— Gerald Ford

No president has come near to rivaling Lincoln as a writer.

— Jonathan Raban

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”   Abraham Lincoln”

— Rriiver Nyile

Let's assume for the moment that the logic behind Presidents Day is actually sound for certain presidents. Why not have a separate holiday for…

— Ben Shapiro

I've always wanted to build a '37 Lincoln Zephyr.

— Richard Rawlings

“And Lincoln, as would be evidenced throughout his presidency, was a master of timing.”

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

Everybody faces obstacles. And I looked to people who had been through many to succeed in life. Abraham Lincoln, born to a poor family,…

— Dave Winfield

The most important thing about Jazz at Lincoln Center is the fact that it's the first time that perhaps the most important art form…

— Rafael Vinoly

“What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.”

— Abraham Lincoln

“If I didn't have Lincoln's butt to stare at the whole time, motivation would be a lot harder to come by.”

— Jessica Shirvington

Lincoln's removal from New Salem to Springfield and his entrance into a law partnership with Major John T. Stuart begin a distinctively new period…

— John George Nicolay

What makes the Lincoln Memorial so powerful is that it doesn't try to do too much. In effect, it says that he saved the…

— Susan Eisenhower

“Most people,” Abraham Lincoln said, “are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

— Thomas Lickona

I received orders from Congress to proceed to Charleston in South Carolina, for the purpose of Co'operating with General Lincoln in the defense of…

— Abraham Whipple

He raised his hands, not to strike, but in benediction. Lincoln was the grandest figure of the fiercest civil war. He is the gentlest…

— Robert Green Ingersoll