No day should be lived unless it was begun with a prayer of thankfulness and an intercession for guidance.

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.

Action is what makes hope a reality.

Jena shook her head. “Paul needs a life.” “Paul needs a woman, ” Ceelie said.

St.Patrick's Day is named for St. Patrick, the first guy to feed Guinness to a snake.

It is essential that we aggressively pursue all criminal offenders, especially those who commit these heinous crimes against women - and seek the maximum penalties under the law.

I find motivation within myself. I run track not from a competitive Nature, but because I'm a very goal-oriented person.

I have never learned to draw a hand well enough, so why should I stop trying now?

Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.

This morning my soul is greater than the world since it possesses You, You whom heaven and earth do not contain

I feel like trouble has followed me from the day I was born.

I am lucky to have been gifted with a good ear and the ability to mimic. If I can hear it... I can replicate it, whether it's a dialect or just matching the tone of someones voice.