I seem to have no problem revealing my crush on the man who murdered Lincoln. — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
My caveman. It was going to be Abe Lincoln, but, that didn't work out. XD — Christopher Timmerman Copy Share Image
“Lincoln said that “folks are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
Lincoln was not a type. He stands alone - no ancestors, no fellows, no successors. — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Lincoln, speaking of his mother:] "God bless my mother; all that I am or ever hope to be I owe to her. — William Herndon Copy Share Image
Lincoln was not great because he was born in a log cabin, but because he got out of it — James Truslow Adams Copy Share Image
This country owes them all a debt of gratitude. The down payment on that debt is making sure that we live up… — Dave Obey Copy Share Image
“Abraham Lincoln would maintain that he had never been in favor “of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln went through 12 generals before he got Ulysses S. Grant. He had never done a Civil War before. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Obama does seem to have what both FDR and Lincoln had, which is the recognition that you have to hold back at… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln is resolute, honest, has the best interest of the nation at heart, and he's as ugly as homemade Sunday sin,… — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
Mr. Lincoln's maxim and philosophy were: 'What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.' He… — Mary Todd Lincoln Copy Share Image
Lincoln's stature and strength, his intelligence and ambition - in short, all the elements which gave him popularity among men in New… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln - the spirit incarnate of those who won victory in the Civil War - was the true representative of this… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Mr. Lincoln gained influence over men by making them feel that it was a pleasure to serve him. He preferred yielding his… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
Seems like everybody has seen 'Cooley High.' That's what put me on the map. Garrett Morris and I go way back, even… — Glynn Turman Copy Share Image
The spirit of Lincoln still lives; that spirit born of the teachings of the Nazarene, who promised mercy to the merciful, who… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Lincoln was not an intellectual, but no one in 200 years understood the language of the King James Bible or learned Blackstone's… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
The day will come - and it is not far off - when the legacy of Lincoln will finally be fulfilled at… — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
People like Jefferson, Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony and M. L. K. are larger than life to me. I find myself staring at… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The situation Abraham Lincoln faced was unique. In his view, the United States was threatened with destruction, ruin, overthrow, perishing - all… — William Lee Miller Copy Share Image
There are certain historical figures of such importance that we need to know everything about them, which is why books about Napoleon,… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
I've done my share of reading about Abraham Lincoln, throughout my life, and he wasn't always carved in stone. He was a… — Billy Campbell Copy Share Image
Lincoln is such an iconic figure in American history. He seems to reflect so many elements of American culture that we consider… — Eric Foner Copy Share Image
I don't know that there has ever been a time when Abraham Lincoln didn't stand head-and-shoulders above all other presidents in the… — Allen C. Guelzo Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln was asked by an aide about the church service he had attended. Lincoln responded that the minister was inspired, interesting,… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“I stared in awe at the Lincoln Memorial. If Honest Abe had come to life and somehow managed to lift his bony… — Paul Beatty Copy Share Image
“He was at last untrammelled by constitutional conditions and limitations, was free to carry the War into Africa. “Carthago est delenda” was… — Archibald Henry Grimke Copy Share Image
“Discipline and keen insight had once again served Lincoln most effectively. By regulating his emotions and resisting the impulse to strike back… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
“This, then, is a story of Lincoln’s political genius revealed through his extraordinary array of personal qualities that enabled him to form… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image