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> [The fact that Abraham Lincoln ever, ever became President is either a freak accident of history... or destiny; God's providence to America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/the-fact-that-abraham-lincoln-ever-ever-became-president-is-either-a/)

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> [Abraham Lincoln is resolute, honest, has the best interest of the nation at heart, and he's as ugly as homemade Sunday sin,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/abraham-lincoln-is-resolute-honest-has-the-best-interest-of-the/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

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> [Abraham Lincoln is the guy who could never be elected today, but whom we desperately wish we could elect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/abraham-lincoln-is-the-guy-who-could-never-be-elected-today-but-whom/)

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> [Abraham Lincoln was a melancholy man, so he had a dark side that appeals to horror fans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/abraham-lincoln-was-a-melancholy-man-so-he-had-a-dark-side-that/)

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## Other authors on Abraham lincoln

## More by Bill Oberst Jr

> [The fact that Abraham Lincoln ever, ever became President is either a freak accident of history... or destiny; God's providence to America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/the-fact-that-abraham-lincoln-ever-ever-became-president-is-either-a/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

> [Lincoln is me. He is America. He is what makes us a great nation and a dangerous nation, all wrapped up in one man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/lincoln-is-me-he-is-america-he-is-what-makes-us-a-great-nation-and-a/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

> [I love swimming in the darker seas, so even if I play a noble guy (well, like Lincoln for instance) I am pre-disposed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/i-love-swimming-in-the-darker-seas-so-even-if-i-play-a-noble-guy-well/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

> [If someone asked for advice on being an actor I'd say "Don't. It's a hard life." And if they walked away I'd be happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/if-someone-asked-for-advice-on-being-an-actor-i-d-say-don-t-it-s-a/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

> [Abraham Lincoln is resolute, honest, has the best interest of the nation at heart, and he's as ugly as homemade Sunday sin, so he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/abraham-lincoln-is-resolute-honest-has-the-best-interest-of-the/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

> [All you have to do to be a camera actor is tell the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/all-you-have-to-do-to-be-a-camera-actor-is-tell-the-truth/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

> [The live audience is a blind date. The camera is a hungry lover. One wants to be wined and dined and seduced and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/the-live-audience-is-a-blind-date-the-camera-is-a-hungry-lover-one/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

> [I want to be Lon Chaney. I want to be Karloff. I want to help people escape the mundane world. I want to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/i-want-to-be-lon-chaney-i-want-to-be-karloff-i-want-to-help-people/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

> [Abraham Lincoln is the guy who could never be elected today, but whom we desperately wish we could elect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/abraham-lincoln-is-the-guy-who-could-never-be-elected-today-but-whom/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

> [Lincoln could be on the moon. He's still Lincoln.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/lincoln-could-be-on-the-moon-he-s-still-lincoln/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

> [Ask questions. Listen. Be quiet. Be willing to make a fool of yourself. Be willing to be completely exposed and to give all you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/ask-questions-listen-be-quiet-be-willing-to-make-a-fool-of-yourself/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

> [Take every job. Learn everybody's name. Show up early. Know who you are and know who you're not. Stop dreaming and start trying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/take-every-job-learn-everybody-s-name-show-up-early-know-who-you-are/)

[Bill Oberst Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-oberst-jr/)

> [Abraham Lincoln was a melancholy man, so he had a dark side that appeals to horror fans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-oberst-jr/abraham-lincoln-was-a-melancholy-man-so-he-had-a-dark-side-that/)

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