Well, it seems to me Lincoln, I suppose, is kind of a model of a particular sort of presidency, a presidency that first of all is elected by a minority of the votes.

If you think about it, the historian's task is like that of the detective.

Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story.

The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better than any other American president.

I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today.

I love mysteries, and I read them every night before I go to bed.

Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript, though maybe a teleprompter could have helped that!

When someone comes to you for some help it means Allah has chosen you for gaining some good deeds its upon us how we look at it.....

We don’t survive to live. We live to survive.

The road may be rough, the journey may be tough and the experience may be bitter, but they are stepping stones to our future thrones.

He says every story has at least some truth in it, even if most are made up.

Friends aren't jumper cables. You don't throw them into the trunk and pull them out for emergencies.

God, give me a deep humility, a well-guided zeal, a burning love and a single eye, and then let men or devils do their worst!

In dealing with Mr. Nixon, it is not easy to be unfair. He invites and justifies all available criticism.

I don't have a problem with drugs, I have a problem with policemen.

I decided to pursue music, so I dropped out of school and I told my parents I didn't want any money from them. I got three jobs and I just hit the ground running.

The most interesting studio work, and perhaps the most practicable, is painting from pencil sketches and notes... It ensures the elimination of all facts but those essential to the effect.