Lincoln Quotes - page 8

Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript, though maybe a teleprompter could have helped that! (David Herbert Donald)
'Lincoln' is a powerful film. It's one of those epic films that talk about this very specific issue in history of the United States. View quote
Demian Bichir
Though [Abraham Lincoln] never would travel to Europe, he went with Shakespeare's kings to Merry England; he went with Lord Byron poetry to Spain and Portugal. Literature allowed him to transcend his surroundings. View quote
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Since Obama has expressed admiration for the portrait of Abraham Lincoln that Doris Kearns Goodwin paints in Team of Rivals, he could do the 16th president one better: He should name Hillary Clinton as his running mate in 2012. That would be both needed change and audacious. View quote
Douglas Wilder
After high school, I enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, but I stayed only a year and a half. I felt college was a waste of time; I wanted to start working. View quote
Evan Williams
Seems like everybody has seen 'Cooley High.' That's what put me on the map. Garrett Morris and I go way back, even before the movie. Great guy. We've done theater and stage plays together, Lincoln Center and all kinds of things. View quote
Glynn Turman
Founded when Abraham Lincoln believed education could lead the nation out of its darkest days, Ohio State now provides a powerful platform of interdisciplinary academic programs, world-class scholars, outstanding students, and extensive research capabilities. View quote
Gordon Gee
During the Second World War, nobody built any concert halls or theaters. After the war, Lincoln Center was a very brave project because all those architects had never built a theater before. We've learned a lot since then about the nature of materials and the isolation that's required. View quote
Hugh Hardy
The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it's Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women's rights or, now, gay rights, I think there is an almost-inevitable march toward greater civil liberties. View quote
James McGreevey
The death of Mrs. Lincoln was a serious loss to her husband and children. Abraham's sister Sarah was only eleven years old, and the tasks and cares of the little household were altogether too heavy for her years and experience. View quote
John George Nicolay
From Jefferson to Jackson to Lincoln to FDR to Reagan, every great president inspires enormous affection and enormous hostility. We'll all be much saner, I think, if we remember that history is full of surprises and things that seemed absolutely certain one day are often unimaginable the next. (Jon Meacham)
Lincoln, steeped in the Bible and Shakespeare, set an impossibly high bar for presidential prose. View quote
Jonathan Raban
No president has come near to rivaling Lincoln as a writer. View quote
Jonathan Raban
There is no disputing that Lincoln was a great man. View quote
Judy Biggert
Although a madman, Norton wrote letters to Abraham Lincoln and Queen Victoria which they took seriously. View quote
Kerry Thornley
Why should the Eisenhower memorial be over twice the size of WWII Memorial? Why should it be so vast as to comfortably house two Lincoln Memorials, two Washington Monuments, and two Jefferson Memorials - all six at once? View quote
Leon Krier
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were gay, just for starters. They didn't have a name for it, but their primary affections and intellectual attractions were all for other men. View quote
Larry Kramer
I received orders from Congress to proceed to Charleston in South Carolina, for the purpose of Co'operating with General Lincoln in the defense of that Capitol. View quote
Abraham Whipple
What Republicans need to do is to go back to their roots - starting with Lincoln - and remind the nation that they are the party of national growth, racial equality and unity of purpose. These Lincolnian themes will serve Republicans - and the nation - much better than becoming the party on the lookout for the supposed rat head of higher taxes. View quote
Alan Siegel
I had not got over the prejudice against Lincoln with which my personal contact with him in 1858 imbued me. View quote
Henry Villard
President Lincoln chose to fight a bloody and unpopular war because he believed the enemy had to be defeated. He was right. (Pete Hegseth)
The most important thing about Jazz at Lincoln Center is the fact that it's the first time that perhaps the most important art form in American culture has a place to really exhibit itself and dedicated to its own particular conditions of performance. View quote
Rafael Vinoly
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt faced adversities that, in their times, seemed impregnable. Great presidents overcome great odds. View quote
Ron Fournier
Sitting in the Oval Office, beneath a painting of George Washington, with a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. over his right shoulder and a bust of Abraham Lincoln over his left shoulder, Obama told 'National Journal' that the country's economic woes are deep and endemic. View quote
Ron Fournier
Abe Lincoln is my favorite president of all time - and he pulls off that top hat pretty well. View quote
Ryan Lochte