The Lincoln Memorial is related to the toga and the civilization that wore it. Votes: 4
Frank Lloyd WrightI think Lincoln had a unique parenting style. He let his kids run free and wild. Votes: 4
Steven SpielbergSome folks think I painted Lincoln from life, but I haven't been around that long. Not quite. Votes: 4
Norman RockwellOne man alone had really known the sciences, namely, Robert, Bishop of Lincoln. Votes: 3
Roger BaconMy particular passion for Lincoln dates back from my earliest memories of politics. Votes: 3
Barack ObamaAfter last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure Votes: 3
Edward R. MurrowAmerica is thataway, Mr. Lincoln," laughed Davis, pointing north. "You're in Mississippi now. Votes: 3
Seth Grahame-SmithWhile Lincoln thus became a lawyer, he did not cease to remain a politician. Votes: 3
John George NicolayI'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today. Votes: 3
David Herbert DonaldI have read where Abraham Lincoln said he wasn't interested in freeing the slaves. Votes: 3
Malcolm XAbraham Lincoln, who said, A house divided... is a condominium. Never got a dinner! Votes: 3
Red ButtonsAs a schoolboy, I read most of Carl Sandburg's six-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln. Votes: 3
Gore VidalLincoln bore down or anything he handled, mastering both the details and the principles. Votes: 3
Richard BrookhiserIt didn't occur to me that it was possible to breathe life into Abraham Lincoln. Votes: 3
Daniel Day-LewisLincoln was the greatest speaker and he was ridiculed for how he looked, you know? Votes: 3
Kevin CostnerLincoln was not a type. He stands alone - no ancestors, no fellows, no successors. Votes: 3
Robert Green IngersollAbraham Lincoln was the father of a nation and had enormous beliefs that stood well. Votes: 3
Henry KaufmanIt is almost always a mistake to mention Abraham Lincoln. He always steals the show. Votes: 3
Kurt VonnegutAs long as it served his purpose, Mr. Lincoln boldly advocated the right of Secession. Votes: 3
Belle BoydI teethed on books of heroes such as Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and King David. Votes: 3
Luke FordJesus and Lincoln, Moses and Jefferson can seem so long gone, so unbelievable, so dead. Votes: 3
Sarah VowellIf Lincoln freed the slaves and preserved the Union, how come 'Lincolnesque' just means tall? Votes: 3
Calvin TrillinLincoln had a tremendous capacity for personal growth - more than any other American President. Votes: 3
Henry Louis GatesLincoln, steeped in the Bible and Shakespeare, set an impossibly high bar for presidential prose. Votes: 3
Jonathan RabanAn important film that must be seen. Saving Lincoln is moving, ingenious, original and impressive. Votes: 3
Michael MedvedBefore you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln. Votes: 3
Bruce BartonIf only Al Sharpton were around, Lincoln would have known he was a victim of racism. Votes: 3
Ann CoulterLincoln grew immeasurably as he came to think of himself as an "instrument of God's will. Votes: 3
Joe L. WheelerThe government is trying to now close the Lincoln Memorial for any kind of large gatherings. Votes: 3
Glenn BeckWas not Abraham Lincoln an extremist? - "This nation cannot survive half slave and half free." Votes: 3
Martin Luther King, Jr.Lincoln would love the fact that Obama is such a great conciliator, trying to transcend ideology. Votes: 3
Henry Louis GatesAbraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill rode to glory on the back of the strong declarative sentence. Votes: 3
William ZinsserAbraham Lincoln was a melancholy man, so he had a dark side that appeals to horror fans. Votes: 3
Bill Oberst Jr.I was up day and night with Lincoln for years. I couldn't have picked a better companion. Votes: 3
Carl SandburgYou can drink out of Lincoln's nose. They got the Hard Rock t-shirts. They got Elvis, too. Votes: 3
Suzy BoggussI think that Abraham Lincoln probably did more to trick negroes than any other man in history. Votes: 3
Malcolm XI have always compared our traditions of liberty, like those of Abraham Lincoln and Ho Chi Minh. Votes: 3
Hanoi HannahLincoln was less well-read than many a professor or journalist, but what he read, he read deeply. Votes: 3
Richard BrookhiserI can be the most presidential person ever, other than possibly the great Abe Lincoln, all right? Votes: 3
Donald TrumpThe age of Lincoln and Jefferson memorials is over. It will be presidential libraries from now on. Votes: 3
Ada Louise HuxtableWe all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party. Votes: 3
Barack ObamaThat Edison or Lincoln could have been Edison or Lincoln after four years of Harvard is improbable. Votes: 3
Arthur BrisbaneI think John Coltrane is one of the great American heroes, like Abraham Lincoln and Emily Dickinson. Votes: 3
Simon Van BooyI think there were two great gay Americans obviously, and that was Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman. Votes: 3
Andrew SullivanYou cannot build a little guy up by tearing a big guy down -- Abraham Lincoln said it. Votes: 3
John KasichThe party of Lincoln should be reaching out to blacks, Hispanics gays and so forth and so on. Votes: 3
Michael HuffingtonMy grandma would quote Abraham Lincoln all the time: "Whatever you do in life, be a good one." Votes: 3
Donald CerroneLincoln was not great because he was born in a log cabin, but because he got out of it Votes: 3
James Truslow AdamsAbe Lincoln is my favorite president of all time - and he pulls off that top hat pretty well. Votes: 3
Ryan LochteMummy, I woke today and there was a Lincoln Log in me sock drawer! ... That's the story of Jesus. Votes: 3
Bill HicksIf you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln. Votes: 3
Sam WaterstonWhen I was a child I had a crush on Abraham Lincoln. Why I would choose to reveal this, I know not. Votes: 3
Julia RobertsMr. Lincoln had no hope, and no faith, in the usual acceptation of those words. Votes: 3
Mary Todd LincolnWhether you look for the good or look for the bad in a person, you'll find it." A. Lincoln Votes: 3
Abraham LincolnThere's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much. Votes: 3 John Wooden
President Abraham Lincoln never lost his ardor for the United States to remain united during the Civil War. Votes: 1 Douglas Brinkley
It is possible to get an education at a university. It has been done; not often. Votes: 1 Lincoln Steffens
We need some great failures. Especially we ever-successful Americans - conscious, intelligent, illuminating failures. Votes: 1 Lincoln Steffens
He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under a just God, cannot long retain it. Votes: 4 Abraham Lincoln
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. Votes: 2 Abraham Lincoln
There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law. Votes: 1 Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln's leadership is based on a number of precepts, but my favorite one is that he acted in the name, and for the good, of the people. Votes: 1 Steven Spielberg
No president has come near to rivaling Lincoln as a writer. Votes: 1 Jonathan Raban
The secession of the Southern States, individually or in the aggregate, was the certain consequence of Mr. Lincoln's election. Votes: 1 Belle Boyd
The Lincoln Memorial is related to the toga and the civilization that wore it. Votes: 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
Obviously, 'Lincoln' is not about the telegraph operator. There's a whole other movie before and after the two isolated scenes that I'm in. Votes: 1 Adam Driver
Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse it. Votes: 1 Lincoln Steffens