Quotes

=Quotes from Abraham Lincoln = Abraham Lincoln was known as a skilled orator and writer. Below are a few of his most famous statements. As you begin to explore your own imaginings of Lincoln in his SecondLife as the avatar, these quotes may help you to create new statements, reflecting the inspiration of the historical figure.


 * “I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down...”
 * “If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax”
 * “The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.”
 * “Things may come to those who wait...but only the things left by those who hustle.”
 * “If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will.”
 * “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.”
 * “The ballot is stronger than the bullet.”
 * “Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”
 * “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
 * “Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
 * “I walk slowly, but I never walk backward”
 * “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”
 * “My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”
 * “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
 * “I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.”
 * “I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.”
 * “That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.”
 * “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
 * “I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end”
 * “The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.”
 * “You can have anything you want - if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.”