In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free – honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth. – Abraham Lincoln
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. – Abraham Lincoln
What is conservatism? It is not adherence to the old and tried, but against the new and untried? – Abraham Lincoln
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough. – Abraham Lincoln
Im terrified of being too famous. What Im really afraid of is that the audiences will go into the theater and not be able to forget that its me, that fame will stand in the way of my acting. I want to keep being able to change into different shapes and different personalities. – Noomi Rapace
Well, I think by any expectation South Africa has come a tremendously long way. Weve seen a society that many people thought couldnt withstand a peaceful transition to democracy without a great deal of violence, in fact, make that transition and do it in relative peace and security. – Susan Rice