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I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always pluc

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. – Abraham Lincoln

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Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose – and you allow him to make war at pleasure. – Abraham Lincoln

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When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say. – Abraham Lincoln

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There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Truth is the daughter of Time. – Abraham Lincoln

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You must accept that you might fail then, if you do your best and still dont win, at least you can be satisfied that youve tried. If you dont accept failure as a possibility, you dont set high goals, you dont branch out, you dont try – you dont take the risk. – Rosalynn Carter

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I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, Well, what do I do? Whats best for me? I need to look into options for the future. – Michael Phelps

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Some of the best lessons we ever learn are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future. – Dale Turner

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Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth. – Walt Whitman

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Never mind. The self is the least of it. Let our scars fall in love. – Galway Kinnell

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