"While Lincoln thus became a lawyer, he did not cease to remain a politician."

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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.42, ReadHowYouWant.com

John George Nicolay

#Lawyer Quotes #Politician Quotes

“If by my life or death I can protect you, I will.”
“I'm not sure that my upbringing has in itself informed my acting choices.”
“There are some things that should not be leaked without authorization.”
“At Arcueil ... I dined in distinguished company... There was a lot of very interesting discussion. It is these gatherings which are the joy of life.”
“The short story is so much about inevitability and this feeling that things always had to be this one way, and I wanted the apocalypses to blow that idea apart. I hope it feels that way. I hope the book invites people to read the stories in order and then, if they feel like it, maybe not read them in order the next time.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Trends in circulation and advertising - the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and unresponsive; the advent of Craigslist, which is wiping out classified advertising-have created a palpable sense of doom.”

Source : "Out of Print" by Eric Alterman, www.newyorker.com. March 31, 2008.
“I had to perform in Dallas at the W Hotel. I was with my best friend, and I had walked on in to the area where I was meeting the crew. Then my best friend came in, and he's like, "This girl at the front desk asked, 'Is his name Quindon? I know him, he's that guy from Romeo + Juliet, I'm one of his big fans.'" I was just like, how does she recognize me from then to now? I was wowed by that because here I am 34, it was 20 years ago, and how does she recognize me?”
“The language of the face is not taught by the schools; it is intuitive, and to the observant is always legible.”

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