Abraham Lincoln on commitment
“Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.”
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln I am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.
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