Not sure Quote by David Herbert Donald Download Open image “I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today.” — David Herbert Donald ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Not sure Presidential Presidential candidate Today Wells
Lincoln would be just like me. He wouldn't know what the hell to do. — George W. Norris Copy Share Image
But having said all of that, that still doesn't account for a lot of the increase in popularity which stems, I think, from Lincoln's… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
Lincoln had a tremendous capacity for personal growth - more than any other American President. — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
“After the Lincoln-Douglas debates made Lincoln a nationally recognized politician, Illinois papers began to mention Lincoln as a Republican candidate for President throughout 1859. Lincoln was humbled, though a bit dumbfounded. He thought himself more suited for the Senate, where he could orate and discuss ideas, and moreover there were Republicans of much greater national prominence on the East coast,… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
Well, it seems to me Lincoln, I suppose, is kind of a model of a particular sort of presidency, a presidency that first of… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
People don't realize what a brilliant politician Lincoln was. Looking back, we want to ascribe a level of providence to his every decision but… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
Lincoln would love the fact that Obama is such a great conciliator, trying to transcend ideology. — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln is the guy who could never be elected today, but whom we desperately wish we could elect. — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his company I… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
Too few presidents have steeped themselves not just in Lincoln's words but his deeds, which is why Obama's acquaintance with the great man is… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician. — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
“Over the course of his career, Abraham Lincoln had a staggering record of lost elections and public-office failures. For the ungainly lawyer from Illinois,… — Jeff Olson Copy Share Image
Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story. — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
In Lincoln's day a President's religion was a very private affair. There were no public prayer meetings, no attempts to woo the Religious Right.… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
But I have tried to go over it very carefully, not merely what the evidence is, but with psychoanalysts and psychologists, and I think… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
“Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was 272 words and he delivered it under three minutes. He labored on it for days. The "featured speaker," Edward Everett,… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
And, finally, Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript. Though… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
Well, it seems to me Lincoln, I suppose, is kind of a model of a particular sort of presidency, a presidency that first of… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
“Sumner’s mind keeping the peace abroad was connected with freeing the slaves at home. Repeatedly he tried to convince Lincoln that by issuing an… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
At the beginning, Lincoln was so inexperienced he had reverence for military expertise, not realizing that there wasn't any military expertise, that the most… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
I love mysteries, and I read them every night before I go to bed. — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript, though maybe a… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
I think, with the gay liberation movement has had need for heroes and heroines, and it would be rather nice to have Abraham Lincoln… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
Ay-firmative,' Eve said, and tried for a smile. 'Sorry. An Aliens reference always makes me feel better at times like this. Exept I'm not… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
There is a nationwide shortage of drugs for Attention Deficit Disorder. The FDA says they're not sure how it happened. I guess somebody wasn't… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I'm not sure I would have ever started to draw, let alone write, if my childhood hadn't been so happy. It was a mixture… — Tove Jansson Copy Share Image
Metallica's the only band i've ever been in. I'm not sure that when it ends in five, ten years, I'm going to put an… — Lars Ulrich Copy Share Image
I would always find a way to blow the deal and I'm not sure why. I think there was part of me that wasn't… — Oscar Isaac Copy Share Image
Photography is solitary and there are lags between seeing with your eyes and seeing through the lens, and then seeing the image on your… — Christian Marclay Copy Share Image
I'm not sure whether it is me changing my mind, or whether I lie a lot. — David Bowie Copy Share Image
Hollywood is finally waking up to the fact that people who go to church also go to the movies. I'm not sure what took… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
If you see someone lying out knives and forks consistently, but then one day those knives and forks become weapons you're not sure if… — Antoine Fuqua Copy Share Image
I'm not sure Betsy DeVos has ever spent a day in a public school. And I don't - I'm pretty sure Donald Trump hasn't. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I'm not sure why we want each other," she grumbled. "Nor am I, but the fact remains that we do want each other." "Maybe… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
Tal told me he loved me, and told me and told me, but you don't tell someone that and then tell them they're not… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
