Abraham Lincoln Quotes

A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.

Abraham Lincoln

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: president
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865

Topics

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I want to be an actress, not a personality.

Jill Clayburgh

PersonalityWantActress

I love everything about books. I love the content, the way they look and even the lovely way they smell. I think a book collection says something about you as a person, and certainly my books are something I'd want to pass on for future generations.

Jo Brand

LoveFutureBookThinkYouLook

I can't let other people dictate how I see myself.

Sterling K. Brown

MyselfPeopleSeeI SeeOtherHow

I think that Hiphop should be a pulpit for the people.

Slick Rick

PeopleThinkI ThinkShouldPulpit

I'd never want to be Gene Simmons, an old man who puts on makeup to entertain kids, like a clown going to work.

Trent Reznor

WorkManMakeupOld ManWantNever

Actresses are just professionally lovely, aren't they?

Tom Hollander

LovelyJustProfessionally

The Industrial Revolution was about making physical things. Many of the manufactured goods that were once tangible objects have now been reduced to bits and bytes of data.

Jay Samit

Industrial RevolutionRevolutionData

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman.

Jean de la Bruyere

GoodExcellenceThoughtsBookYou

To see your friend's dreams come true, there's really nothing that can make you happier.

Josh Hopkins

FriendDreamsYouTrueNothingSee

The thing is, in the WWE, we have the WWE title, the World title, the United States title, the Intercontinental title, the Divas title, the Tag Team titles. And I feel like, in this business, when Mr. Perfect had that Intercontinental title, that was the belt we saw as the stepping stone to becoming 'the man.' The franchise of the WWE.

Dolph Ziggler

BusinessManTeamWorldFeelStone

I'll tell you what I probably would prefer to happen less and less: actors that I know and respect in shampoo ads. Or modeling.

Sean Penn

RespectYouModelingKnowTellLess

I think you need a concrete, real-world metaphor to talk about inner life without feeling like a jerk.

Tift Merritt

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