Lincoln on a desire to hear Horace Greeley speak: "In print, every one of his words seems to weigh about a ton.

The author said Frederick Douglass described himself as a "graduate" of slavery with the marks of his diploma on his back.

Only a writer "with Bennett's craft and brass could manage to praise and insult his readers at the same time.

At times, said the founder of the Chicago Tribune, Lincoln seemed to reach into the clouds and take out the thunderbolts.

I have not done enough for effect." Horace Greeley

James Gordon Bennett said he aimed to be, "serious in my aims but full of frolic in my means.

Public sentiment is everything, said Lincoln. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

The mid-19th century was noted for a partisan, rather than a consensus press, but this partisanship was able to turn out voters consistently.

Superficial and emotional subject might sway undecided voters.

We need to know not only what is done but what is purposed and said by those who shape the destines of states and realms." Horace Greeley

Lincoln said his spiky hair had "a way of getting up in the world".

Step out from the crowd because it'll lead to nowhere..!

It is never too late or too early

The way we can allow ourselves to do what we need to, no matter what others may say or do, is to choose love and defy fear.

My mother's the most special person in my life ... I consider her my MVP: Most Valuable Parent.

Even though there may be times It seems I'm far away Never wonder where I am 'Cause I am always by your side.

I'm not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Wine is a grand thing," I said. "It makes you forget all the bad.

You can't build the bridge of trust with the scaffolding of lies and underhand deals

The flea, though he kill none, he does all the harm he can.

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means.