Nicolay Lincoln Quotes & Sayings

The death of Mrs. Lincoln was a serious loss to her husband and children. Abraham's sister Sarah was only eleven years old, and the tasks and cares of the little household were altogether too heavy for her years and experience. — John George Nicolay

Lincoln's stature and strength, his intelligence and ambition - in short, all the elements which gave him popularity among men in New Salem, rendered him equally attractive to the fair sex of that village. — John George Nicolay

It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincoln's single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his reputation. — John George Nicolay

One day Trurl the constructor put together a machine that could build anything beginning with the letter 'n'. — Stanislaw Lem

You may fail to shine in the opinion of others, both in our conversation and actions, from being superior, as well as inferior to them. — Greville Janner, Baron Janner Of Braunstone

Lincoln's removal from New Salem to Springfield and his entrance into a law partnership with Major John T. Stuart begin a distinctively new period in his career. — John George Nicolay

Given that I can't sing like Freddie Mercury, obviously I'm not going to pursue it as a career. What would be the point? — Kate Beckinsale

Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds. — Richard Feynman

Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them. — John George Nicolay

It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors and himself as if the sums which stood over his signature had been gold coin in a solvent bank. — John George Nicolay

I don't make a concerted effort to distinguish myself as Duncan D. Hunter versus Duncan Hunter. I just do my own thing. That's good enough for me. — Duncan D. Hunter

While Lincoln thus became a lawyer, he did not cease to remain a politician. — John George Nicolay