It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside. – Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy-Tacy and Tib, 1941
There is something deep within us that sobs at endings. Why, God, does everything have to end? Why does all nature grow old? Why do spring and summer have to go? – Joe Wheeler
The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better than any other American president. – David Herbert Donald
This is the America that I love. This is a great people. We can do anything. We can achieve anything. Weve got a government that has gotten in the way of the American people. Were going to change that in November. – Mitt Romney