The best Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing Government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it.

(Inaugural Address) - 1861

USA Democracy Independence Day

We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

(Inaugural Address) - 1861

Enemies & Opponents Teams

I have found that most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Happiness

The true rule, in determining to embrace, or reject any thing, is not whether it have any evil in it; but whether it have more of evil, than of good.

Perhaps a man's character was like a tree, and his reputation like its shadow; the shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Character Appearance

The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty

Freedom

Ich gehe langsam, aber ich gehe nie zurück.

Progress

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

Being Silent

if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Power Character

Quotes about Abraham Lincoln

Heros of mine would be... Bob Hope. Abraham Lincoln, definitely. Bono. And probably God would be the fourth one. I just think all those people really helped the world in so many ways that it's really beyond words.

Michael Scott in The Office - Season 1 Episode 1

Bob Hope Bono

Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid to stand on that platform. The way Lincoln lived his life has served me well in mine.

Sidney Sheldon

I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Yours very sincerely and respectfully. Abraham Lincoln.

Saving Private Ryan

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Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned by me.

Carl Sandburg

Fate & Destiny

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.

Carl Sandburg

Moon

I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, no just for tomorrow, but in the here and now. Keep moving and forget the post mortems; and remember, no one can get the jump on the future.

Carl Sandburg

The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.

Andrew Johnson

Whenever you hear a man prating about the Constitution, spot him as a traitor.

Andrew Johnson

Slavery exists. It is black in the South, and white in the North.

Andrew Johnson

Slavery

As a native Washingtonian, I am well aware that childhood obesity is a real problem in our nation's capital.

Dan Snyder

Washington, D.C.

I grew up in Kentucky, but I did not grow up like that. I didn't have to shoot my dinner or anything.

Jennifer Lawrence

Kentucky

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.

Nelson Mandela

USA

I've had many enemies over the years. If there's one thing I've learned, it's never engage in a fight you're sure to lose. On the other hand, never let anyone who has insulted you get away with it. Bide your time and strike back when you're in a position of strength - even if you no longer need to strike back.

Stieg Larsson in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Enemies & Opponents

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Character Decisions

Michael: "You will be thin. You won't drool over pizza like an animal anymore. You will find love."
Kevin: "Michael, I'm pretty much okay with who I am now."
Michael: "Don't be. You should never settle for who you are."

Michael Scott in The Office - Season 7 Episode 22

Pam: "Jim and I have never and will never have sex in the office."
Jim: "No, because the office isn't what I'd consider a romantic place."
Pam: "Besides, we have something those other people don't have, which is a home and a bed."
Jim: "And a shower."

Jim Halpert in The Office - Season 7 Episode 16

Shower

When people tell me I've kept them up all night, I feel like I've succeeded.

Sidney Sheldon

If you was to put me and this here sniper rifle anywhere up to and including one mile of Adolf Hitler with a clear line of sight, sir - pack your bags, fellas, war's over.

Private Jackson in Saving Private Ryan

Adolf Hitler

People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.

Bob Hope

Kissing

You've got to watch the politics of AIDS. The politics of AIDS can work both for and against the victims of AIDS.

Bono

Aids & HIV

We've all got both light and dark inside of us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.

Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Morality

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Ronald Reagan

Peace

A vote is like a rifle, its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

Voices Elections & Voting

Compassion is not a weakness. It is a gift to be embraced.

Sebastian Fairmont in First Kill - Season 1 Episode 2

Mercy & Compassion

Not all lies are bad, just as the truth is not always good.

New Moon Luna in Epic Seven

Lies

A mother's love is the ultimate comfort.

Dumbo

Mother Mother & Daughter

Sometimes you must hurt in order to know, fall in order to grow, lose in order to gain. Because life's greatest lessons are learned through pain.

Pain / Nagato in Naruto

Life Pain Hurting Falling down

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