My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I never did like to work, and I don't deny it. I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh - anything but work.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Work Quotes

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

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...

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of...

The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of...

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

All I ever intended was to make a living at what I do. Everything I've...

All I ever intended was to make a living at what I do. Everything I've...

You've just got to do the best that you can.

You've just got to do the best that you can.

All things grow with time - except grief.

All things grow with time - except grief.