Abraham Lincoln Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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If somebody told me you'd be a one and a half billion dollar company and be the largest in the world, I wouldn't have believed it myself.
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No matter how much you like your local school teacher, he or she is a government agent.
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One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry.
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Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about.
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Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer, nor do I tend to gravitate to them as a reader.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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I don't know what I'm meant to do. I'm not important, am I? I'm not doing anything that makes a difference.
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I love to make a one-pot meal - think stir-fry but in the French Fricassee. I start with what takes the longest to roast and then add vegetables, fresh herbs, and starch until the meal is complete in one shot.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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With my book 'How to Remodel a Man,' I was on 'Oprah,' 'Fox News,' 'The Early Show,' and 'Good Morning America.' 'Oprah' was the best - an hour long segment. TV is so short, you answer a few questions, and then it's over. It feels like a hit-and-run with a camera.
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Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.
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The man who says he has exhausted life generally means that life has exhausted him.
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You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.
