Quote by Abraham Lincoln
When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of

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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Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors. – Abraham Lincoln

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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. – Abraham Lincoln

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The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person. – Abraham Lincoln

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I cannot be awake for nothing looks to me as it did before, Or else I am awake for the first time, and all before has been a mean sleep. – Walt Whitman

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Mr. President, you were elected to lead. You chose to follow. And now its time for you to get out of the way. – Mitt Romney

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Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I dont know one child with a full time job and children. – Bill Hicks

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Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating. – Denis Waitley

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