I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end… I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me. – Abraham Lincoln
It has ever been my experience that folks who have no vices, have very few virtues. – Abraham Lincoln
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. – Abraham Lincoln
What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried? – Abraham Lincoln
There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control. – Leo Buscaglia