Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

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

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

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property...

The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is...

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is...

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

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 can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people...

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people...

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpents eye, that charms to...

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpents eye, that charms to...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

One loses many laughs by not laughing at oneself.

One loses many laughs by not laughing at oneself.

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.

The creative person is both more primitive and more cultivated, more destructive, a lot madder...

The creative person is both more primitive and more cultivated, more destructive, a lot madder...

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll...

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll...

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut;...

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut;...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our...

Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our...

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts...

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts...