#lincoln

I had not got over the prejudice against Lincoln with which my personal contact with him in 1858 imbued me. ↗

— Henry Villard

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I therefore shared fully the intense chagrin of the New York and other State delegations when, on the third ballot, Abraham Lincoln received a larger vote than Seward. ↗

— Henry Villard

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I discovered that Robert Todd Lincoln was there for each of the first three assassinations. I wanted to write about the Lincoln Memorial, so when I found out he had attended its dedication, that helped focus it further. ↗

— Sarah Vowell

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If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln. ↗

— Sam Waterston

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If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history. ↗

— Bo Bennett

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Apart from that Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play? ↗

— Tom Lehrer

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In high school, I discovered myself. I was interested in race relations and the legal profession. I read about Lincoln and that he believed the law to be the most difficult of professions. ↗

— Constance Baker Motley

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For example, a man who might not have enormous charisma, who could be president 40 years ago, and who was a deserving president, I don't know that George Washington would be a president today, I don't know that Abe Lincoln would, I don't know that Roosevelt would. ↗

— Sydney Pollack

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Some folks think I painted Lincoln from life, but I haven't been around that long. Not quite. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

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I was born on the day Lincoln was shot and the Titanic sank. ↗

— Pete Rose

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