My heart bleeds at the death of every one of our gallant men.

A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today.

Mr. Blair, I look upon secession as anarchy. If I owned the four millions of slaves in the South, I would sacrifice them all to the Union; but how can I draw my sword upon Virginia, my native State?

There are few, I believe, in this enlightened age, who will not acknowledge that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil.

A land without memories is a people without liberty.

Remember, we are all one country now. Dismiss from your mind all sectional feeling, and bring them up to be Americans.

I have always observed that wherever you find the negro, everything is going down around him, and wherever you find the white man, you see everything around him improving.

I believe it to be the duty of everyone to unite in the restoration of the country and the reestablishment of peace and harmony.

The consolidation of the states into one vast empire, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of ruin which has overwhelmed all that preceded it.

So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that slavery is abolished.

In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.

Isn’t it tragic that sometimes it takes grief to understand what we have held so dear?

Believe in what makes you Healthy, because everything else is just garbage.

I wanted to, um, apologize for earlier. I can't believe I did that. I didn't think it could be real and—” “Didn’t think what could be real?” …Your penguin.

I absolutely loved being famous. It was all great, up until the point when it wasn't.

The powers that be understand that sexual freedom or liberation with any kind of joy means they are losing control.

I'm blessed to be supported by some brilliant staff, who are all experts in their field and dedicated to what they do.

To people who make moving ads that block the view of websites: Not only will we not buy from you, but we want shrews to eat your liver.

So it was flawed in that it didn't require California to have a first claim on the power plants. It deregulated part of the market, but not all of the market.

There is a charm, even for homely things, in perfect maintenance.

I don't try to sound like anyone but me anymore. If something is out of my element, I try to avoid it.