Lincoln had faith in time, and time has justified his faith.

I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.

Great lives never go out; they go on.

Prayer steadies one when he is walking in slippery places - even if things asked for are not given.

The bud of victory is always in the truth.

We Americans have no commission from God to police the world.

I am thorough believer in the American test of character. He will not build high who does not build for himself.

I'd rather have a bullet inside of me than to be living in constant dread of one.

The disfranchisement of a single legal elector by fraud or intimidation is a crime too grave to be regarded lightly.

That one flag encircles us with its folds today, the unrivaled object of our loyal love.

I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night's rest was best in any event.

we need to be pure in love.

Watch the fools! Watch them carefully! Learn their paths so that you can learn how to avoid them!

Houseless: Having paid all taxes on household goods.

Making movies is an effort is an attempt to leave a trace of your existence.

If the people are to be the final tribunal then they must vote for what is right rather than according to their own selfish interests, else we are treading the path of danger.

No serious-minded man should have time for the mediocre in any phase of his living.

Writers should take advantage of their surroundings, if only to trigger memories that juice their writing.

Science fiction is the great opportunity to speculate on what could happen. It does give me, as a futurist, scenarios.

Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.

For instance, in the name of unity. You can't build without destroying.