Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Whatever woman may cast her lot with mine, should any ever do so, it is my intention to do all in my power to make her happy and contented; and there is nothing I can imagine that would make me more unhappy than to fail in the effort.

Abraham Lincoln

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• I was 21 in 1968, so I'm as much a child of the '60s as is possible to be. In those years the subject of religion had really almost disappeared; the idea that religion was going to be a major force in the life of our societies, in the West anyway, would have seemed absurd in 1968.

  

  Salman Rushdie
  • Life
  • Religion
  • Child

• I turned a lot of people in white America - and not just white America, but middle-class America - into hip-hoppers, you know?

  

  Vanilla Ice
  • People
  • America
  • Know

• People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.

  

  Rafael dos Anjos
  • People
  • Work
  • Believe

• Every time you go to the doctor and get a good report, the odds keep staking more in your favour.

  

  Fran Drescher
  • Time
  • Good
  • Doctor

• If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant.

  

  Dan Pink
  • People
  • Best
  • Look

• I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.

  

  Karen Elson
  • Love
  • She
  • Friend

• Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Death
  • Fear
  • Certain

• In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.

  

  Karen Salmansohn
  • Up
  • Good
  • Interesting

• You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff.

  

  Quincy Jones
  • Good
  • Learn
  • Mistakes

• The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.

  

  Warren Christopher
  • Peace
  • Point
  • Election

• I'm always amused when the 'New York Times' writes editorials trying to be helpful to Republicans and say, 'This is the way Republicans can save themselves.' Look, the 'New York Times' disagrees with us. They're entitled to disagree with us, but it's not like we should take their advice.

  

  Ted Cruz
  • Trying
  • Advice
  • New

• In England I am not English, in India I am not Indian. I am chained to the 1,000 square miles that is Trinidad; but I will evade that fate yet.

  

  V. S. Naipaul
  • Fate
  • England
  • India

• I know: I am a freakish geek. Or is that a geekish freak?

  

  Kara Swisher
  • Freak
  • Geek
  • Freakish

• All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.

  

  Manny Pacquiao
  • Important
  • Success
  • Bridge

• I love what I'm doing most of the time, but it's hard work. People only see your albums in the charts. They see us at award shows and after-show parties. They don't know about your doubts, the hard work that goes in.

  

  Gavin Rossdale Bush
  • People
  • Time
  • Work

• You know when you find a great dress, you've gotta hold on to it.

  

  Rachel McAdams
  • Great
  • Know
  • Dress

• You get rid of the fear of death by understanding that it is an integral fact of our existence. You do that through will and reason.

  

  G. Gordon Liddy
  • Death
  • Fear
  • Understanding

• When I saw the first I couldn't believe I was in another great movie that would be made into a trilogy. This movie is quite visible and I think it will stand the test of time. I think kids and parents will love this movie for a long time.

  

  Orlando Bloom
  • Time
  • Believe
  • Parents

• To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.

  

  Flannery O'Connor
  • Life
  • View
  • Too Much

• We've got some very good things to do without screwing around with sleeves.

  

  Walter F. Ulmer
  • Good
  • Without
  • Good Things

• I looked up at my mom, and I was like, 'Well, Mom, uh, when you really think about it, C's aren't really that bad. C's are average.' And I've never seen my mom so upset, to this day. I just saw this flash of fire in her eyes, and she yelled, 'Average? You are never allowed to be average, because you look like me.'

  

  Jessica Williams
  • Up
  • She
  • Bad

• I am not a big fan of what I call 'ambient television,' which just washes through you in a very polite way. I like television that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go.

  

  James Purefoy

• I think Republicans forgot how to communicate with the American people.

  

  Andrea Tantaros
  • People
  • Communicate
  • Republicans

• Whatever woman may cast her lot with mine, should any ever do so, it is my intention to do all in my power to make her happy and contented; and there is nothing I can imagine that would make me more unhappy than to fail in the effort.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • May
  • Power
  • Happy