He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle for either of these alone. His was a God who was both in the world and above the world.

Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the mature Lincoln more important than talking about Him.

He (Lincoln) was accustomed to hearing words, many of them boring, but he was not accustomed to group silence.

Lincoln matured best in sorrow.

The Biblical language was so deeply embedded in the great man's mind that it became his normal way of speaking.

Upon being given a Bible, President Abraham Lincoln replied, "In regard to this Great book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man.

Deeply convinced of the reality of the divine will, he (Lincoln) had no patience at all with any who were perfectly sure they knew the details of the divine will.

A major element in Lincoln's greatness was the way in which he could hold a strong moral position without the usual accompaniment of self-righteousness.

Man is most free when he is most guided.

His (Lincoln's) patriotism was saved from idolatry by the overwhelming sense of the sovereignty of God.

He was too perplexed to please the conventional and too reverent. to please the infidels.

The present is precious gift.The past cannot be replayed.The future is no guarantee.Live in the present.

People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.

I believe journalism is coming to be regarded as quite a respectable occupation for gentlemen nowadays.

Art is science made flesh.

A funeral is for those left behind. Sometimes, one wonders if the weeping is more out of fear for ourselves than it is sympathy for the deceased.

If you don't hire at least one or two people that are smarter than you are, then you're a terrible manager and I don't need you.

I know that in my own work I'm able to do all kinds of things I never thought I'd be able to do.

What makes me happy is just keeping my brain challenged and stimulated and on its toes.

Most of the founders of this country had day jobs for years. They were not career politicians. ... We need leaders with experience in the real world, not experience in the phony world of politics.

The opinion of all lawyers, the unanimous cry of the nation, and the good of the state, are in themselves a law.