"It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincolns single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his reputation."

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Source : John George Nicolay (2008). “A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln: Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: a History: Easyread Large Edition”, p.75, ReadHowYouWant.com

John George Nicolay

#House Quotes #Reputation Quotes #Term Quotes

“If we talk about the glass being half empty or half full, I want to know what does the glass look like from underneath the table?”
“I watch the Discovery Channel, and you know what I've discovered? I need a girlfriend.”
“If being a saint is complete devotion to a cause, bravery and altruism, then I think Mrs Sendlerowa fulfils all the conditions.I think about her the way you think about someone you owe your life to.”
“I am a focused person. I am a fighter.”
“A good poet's made as well as born.”
“Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience.”

Source : "Self-Consciousness: Memoirs". Book by John Updike, 1989.
“I know faces, because I look through the fabric my own eye weaves, and behold the reality beneath.”
“Women's health is one of WHO's highest priorities”

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