Abraham Lincoln Quotes
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Quotes to Explore
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Women often have a great need to portray themselves as sympathetic and pleasing, but we're also dark people with dark thoughts.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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There is a lot of opportunity sitting in global healthcare business. I think there is a strong opportunity to build upon for further growth.
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I need a little bass and I don't even need that crazy bass to break your face. I just want it to sound good when I have my favorite song.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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I achieved what I want to achieve and I want to continue doing something else.
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To be honest, I never really wrapped my mind around winning.
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In the South, there was absence of any leadership corresponding in breadth and courage to that of Abraham Lincoln.
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I think back to the 1990s, when I joined the Army, and all those peacetime years that we had, thinking, 'Will we ever go into combat?'
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One of the saddest things about publishing is how quickly it ages what it touches. The frenzy involved in getting books on shelves, and in putting the word out that they're there, moves at a speed that is not the speed of writing, let alone of reading.
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When I was seventeen, I worked as a counsellor at a co-ed sleep-away camp for eight weeks. I loved it but it could be harrowing - it was far too much responsibility for someone my age.
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I grew up in an era of pretty severe poverty. My parents weathered the Great Depression, and money was always a very big concern. I was weaned on a shortage mentality and placed in foster homes largely because there simply wasn't enough money to take care of the most basic of needs.
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Virtual reality is inevitably going to become mainstream - it's only a question of how good it needs to be before the mainstream is willing to use it.
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Carter's done a lot more good since he's been out of the White House than when he was in it.
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In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will.
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All too often the Democratic Party has taken the black vote for granted, and all too often the Republican Party has written it off.
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My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.
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Back in 1975, we were making all the decisions about what people were going to watch.
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In normal times, at the beginning of each month, the federal government makes a cash advance to the Social Security Trust Fund called the 'normalized tax transfer,' in an amount equal to the estimated payroll taxes for the coming month.
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I learned that if you want something, you've got to really go for it, try to put the nerves aside.
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People who are living in economic struggle are more than their circumstances. They're majestic and creative and beautiful.
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Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
