Quotes of: Abraham-lincoln Keyword

Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.

George Washington's Farewell Address

I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

[on the phone, discussing casting for his movie]: "What about Claudette Colbert? She's British, isn't she? She sounds British. Is she, like, affected or is she British?

Gosford Park: The Shooting Script

There are innumerable ways to murder a person, but the most subtle and pernicious of these is to mutilate the soul of the innocent by denying or downgrading their uniqueness and their beauty.

How to Argue & Win Every Time: At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Everyday

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

How to Argue & Win Every Time: At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Everyday

For even if we know very little that is certain about spirit or soul, the true nature of the body, of materiality, is totally unknown and incomprehensible to us.

Humanist Without Portfolio: An Anthology of the writings of Wilhelm von Humboldt

Why am I as I am? To understand that of any person, his whole life, from Birth must be reviewed. All of our experiences fuse into our personality. Everything that ever happened to us is an ingredient.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

I’ve had enough of someone else’s propaganda… I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity a...

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The joy from eating does not come from the exclusivity of the food, but instead from the sensitivity that we eat it with.

BOTH of You: Behavior. Opinion. Thinking. Happiness - The more rational we are, the more emotional we can be.

Gentlemen. You are looking at the true Abraham Lincoln of Arabia. And in order to end our internal bickering - our civil war, if you will - I have solicited your aid.

Brethren: A Gripping Tale of Counter Espionage

I alone knew what I had suffered. I alone knew what it felt like to be alive but dead.

The Bandit Queen of India: An Indian Woman's Amazing Journey from Peasant to International Legend

But just because you love something, I added to myself, doesn't mean you'll ever be great. Not if you don't work. Most people stink at the things they love.

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

No second chances. It's not so much about morality, but about my inability to forgive. I am a champion grudge holder, and I don't think I could change this about myself even if I wanted to.

Baby Proof

I decided that giving a girl a ring when you're not in a serious relationship is sort of like giving a guy a blow job when you have no real feelings for him. It makes everything feel a little cheap.It cheapens the giver and the recipient.

Baby Proof

I don't take much stock of detectives in novels - chaps that do things and never let you see how they do them. That's just inspiration: not business.

The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Vol 2

Failure isn't something to be embarassed about; it's just proof that you're pushing your limits, trying new things, daring to innovate.

Citizenville: Connecting People and Government in the Digital Age

My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors t...

Aung San Suu Kyi

Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16. I'm 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn't changed; it's the same fervour that drives me.

Ahmed Ben Bella

After I dropped out of college at the age of 19, I became a mortgage broker, and when I went back to school I thought about going into real estate law. I probably would have made a lot more money and died of boredom by now.

Alice Dreger

Without any formal personal finance education or trustworthy resources to tell them otherwise, the majority of people in the 18-to-24-year-old age bracket do not know how to use credit effectively, tackle debt or make wise decisions when it comes to ...

Alexa Von Tobel

I have led an unusual life. I have buried a father killed at age 50 and two brothers killed in the prime of their lives. I raised my children as a single mother when my husband was arrested and held for eight years without a conviction - a hostage to...

Benazir Bhutto