Best Lincoln Proverbs

327 Lincoln quotes by 223 unique authors

Apart from that Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play? — Tom Lehrer
It didn't occur to me that it was possible to breathe life into Abraham Lincoln. — Daniel Day-Lewis
Whatever you are, be a good one. — Abraham Lincoln
Abe Lincoln is my favorite president of all time - and he pulls off that top hat pretty well. — Ryan Lochte
In the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra we play such a diversity of music, with 10 arrangers in the band, we don't really worry about… — Wynton Marsalis
I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. And I believe that my party, in some ways, has… — John McCain
The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it's Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women's rights or, now, gay… — James McGreevey
From Jefferson to Jackson to Lincoln to FDR to Reagan, every great president inspires enormous affection and enormous hostility. We'll all be much saner, I… — Jon Meacham
I remember once asking Grandma about a book she was reading, a biography of Abraham Lincoln, and how she answered me: this was the first… — Joyce Carol Oates
We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party. — Barack Obama
I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator. — Barack Obama
I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president - with the possible exceptions of Johnson, FDR,… — Barack Obama
Most fourth graders can't say why Abraham Lincoln is an important historical figure? Wow. This is far more distressing than if the news had been… — Susan Orlean
When I was a child I had a crush on Abraham Lincoln. Why I would choose to reveal this, I know not. — Julia Roberts
Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since… — Will Rogers
If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman;… — Theodore Roosevelt
The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding… — Paul Ryan
It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That's where… — Al Sharpton
Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid… — Sidney Sheldon
I think Lincoln had a unique parenting style. He let his kids run free and wild. — Steven Spielberg
Lincoln believed in the American people. — Steven Spielberg
Lincoln's leadership is based on a number of precepts, but my favorite one is that he acted in the name, and for the good, of… — Steven Spielberg
There were so many odd, strange things about Abraham Lincoln that I think nobody knew how to pigeonhole him. — Steven Spielberg
All presidents swear an oath to the Constitution to keep this country united, and when the country fell apart, Lincoln had to put it back… — Steven Spielberg
I've always wanted to tell a story about Lincoln. I saw a paternal father figure; I saw someone who was completely, stubbornly committed to his… — Steven Spielberg

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