Abraham Lincoln Quotes
[If not re-elected in 1864] then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he can not possibly save it afterwards.
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My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.
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The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.
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Bodhisattva is enlightened in the Buddhist philosophy, religion, tradition. He's enlightened. It's fine - I don't really fight it - but many people use the term 'zen' and terms like 'nirvana,' 'enlightenment' in an almost superficial way. It's not that complicated.
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There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the Ashes.
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I don't know in the world why anyone would consent to be a king, and never to be left to himself, but to be worried and wearied and interfered with from dark to daybreak and from morning to the fall of night.
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I'm always thinking of stuff; I just don't sit down and write it. I come up with material more as I go along; if something funny happens, I'll make a note of it on my phone.
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As chief elections officer, it's my job to protect the integrity of the ballot.
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I just thought any workout that is effective and I can do while laying down I'm signing up for.
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It's jarring to go from one amazing experience to another that feels ordinary. I don't quite know how to explain it. You see the uniqueness of what you've been doing, and disassociating yourself from it and going back to the 'normal' life is tough.
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I feel best when I am modestly dressed. It's a choice I make and am proud of; for me, I don't think I have to show skin to be beautiful.
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Act because you love to act.
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My dad was a kind of semiprofessional Dixieland-type drummer, and I learned the drums from him. When I was about twelve, we bought our first Ludwig drum set from a pawnshop - a marching-band bass drum, great big tom-toms, and big, deep snare drums.
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I wore U.S.A. across my chest in 1976.
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If a man has common sense, he has all the sense there is.
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Warner Bros offered me the next Batman, and the only reason that I didn't do it was because of The Saint.
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I'll let the people decide what they think is good taste.
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That's the great thing about art. Anybody can do it if you just believe. With practice, you can make great paintings.
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The American people have a right to know the source of the money that is being spent. They should be told who is behind the millions of dollars in campaign ads, and they should receive this information before they vote.
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Wisdom and peace come when you start living the life the creator intended for you.
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Do not think your single vote does not matter much. The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single drops.
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Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.
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All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.
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[If not re-elected in 1864] then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he can not possibly save it afterwards.
