It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while I remain President that if at the end I have lost every other Friend on earth I shall at least have one friend remaining and…

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

Some day I shall be President.

Some day I shall be President.

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new...

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening...

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a...

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far...

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far...

Dont interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

Dont interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the...

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the...

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to...

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to...

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

A single idea, if it is right, saves us the labor of an infinity of...

A single idea, if it is right, saves us the labor of an infinity of...

I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity

An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain...

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain...