Abraham Lincoln comes from nothing, has no education, no money, lives in the middle of nowhere on the frontier. And despite the fact that he suffers one tragedy and one setback after another, through sheer force of will, he becomes something extraordinary: not only the president but the person who almost single-handedly united the country.

Only very brave mouse makes nest in cat's ear.

Earl Derr Biggers

Power ought to serve as a check to power.

Charles de Secondat

Nobody makes movies like Oliver Stone.

Shia LaBeouf

Only the person of worth can recognize the worth in others.

Thomas Carlyle

When a decision is made to go to war based on intelligence, it is a fateful decision. It has ramifications and impacts way beyond the current months and years.

Carl Levin

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

Ken Blanchard

And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The Northern part of you stands still while the Southern part tries to secede.

Dick Gregory

I wish I could make him understand that a loving good heart is riches enough, and that without it intellect is poverty.

Mark Twain

I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.

Langston Hughes

Some one dear to one can be loved with human love; but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.

Leo Tolstoy

An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we live and work, it will change the way we live and work.

Dean Kamen

We can no longer allow Americas dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security. Instead, we must invest in inventing new ways to power our cars and our economy. Ill put my faith in American science and ingenuity any day before I depend on Saudi Arabia.

Senator John Kerry