Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Why was the amendment, expressly declaring the right of the people to exclude slavery, voted down? Plainly enough now, the adoption of it would have spoiled the niche for the Dred Scott decision.

Abraham Lincoln

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DecisionPeopleSlaveryEnoughDown

I was a journalist, but I was starving. And I've written fiction, but I couldn't get a publisher. So, I was basically a very frustrated creative person working in advertising, and even there, I have a great idea that client won't buy it.

Jeffrey Zeldman

GreatCreativeAdvertisingPerson

For example, I spent a lot of time with Reagan, both before he ran for governor and when he was running for president. As a print reporter without the cameras, I was able to really test the quality of their minds and their knowledge base.

Robert Scheer

KnowledgeTimeQualityTestMinds

The doctrine of immortality rests upon human affection. We love; therefore, we wish to live.

Robert Green Ingersoll

LoveLiveWishAffectionHuman

Sociological critics are waste makers.

Andy Warhol

CriticsWasteMakersSociological

The tubular steel chair is surely rational from technical and constructive points of view. It is light, suitable for mass production, and so on. But steel and chromium surfaces are not satisfactory from the human point of view.

Alvar Aalto

LightViewChairPoint Of ViewSteel

Sports is the common denominator in the world that brings everyone together. If there's any one place in the world where there is equality, it is probably sports. That was something that didn't always exist. We've come a long way in sports. Why can't society use sports as a way to bring people together and create change?

Stephen M. Ross

ChangeSportsTogetherPeopleWorld

With my resignation, I... left unfulfilled commitments I made to many comrades in the fight, commitments I hold sacred. My service did not end as I would have wished.

Stanley A. McChrystal

ServiceFightEndResignationHold

I never should have done 'Celebrity Apprentice.' I didn't want to do it because I didn't want Donald Trump to say, 'You're fired.'

Sinbad

YouDonald TrumpDoneSayWant

The best governor in the world is the person who never really planned to be governor.

Rob Simmons

BestWorldPersonNeverPlannedWho

I speak fluent Kosovan.

Rita Ora

SpeakFluent

I don't fear death so much as I fear its prologues: loneliness, decrepitude, pain, debilitation, depression, senility. After a few years of those, I imagine death presents like a holiday at the beach.

Mary Roach

FearLonelinessDepressionBeach

This really is a merger of equals. I wouldn't have come back to work for anything less than this fantastic opportunity. This lets me combine my two great loves - technology and biscuits.

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

WorkTechnologyOpportunityGreatMe

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