Pronostici Vincenti Quotes & Sayings

How could Lincoln reply to such comments, without offending abolitionists or frightening slave-owning Unionists from the Upper South? Placating words were likewise out of the question. A plea from Virginia suggesting Lincoln need do no more than assure Southerners they had the right to bring their property into all American territories reminded the dubious president-elect of an apt story. It concerned a little girl who begged her mother to let her play outside. The mother repeatedly said no, the child persisted, and the mother finally lost patience and gave her a whipping, "upon which," Lincoln chortled, "the girl exclaimed: 'Now, Ma. I can certainly run out. — Harold Holzer

purposefully in twos and threes into the streets: — Anthony Doerr

I live my life inside a dream,
only waking when I sleep — Marina And The Diamonds

Joy is temporary, Happiness is permanent; for it comes out from positive mind and is an art of tension free heart. — Vikrmn

I'm never going to be a flat-line guy. My heart is going to be on my sleeve with every shot. — Billy Horschel

How lush and lusty the grass looks! how green! — William Shakespeare

To me, elitism means a love of excellence and superiority, but America has declared war on both and developed a sick love of the lowest common denominator to make sure no-one becomes too fine for our touted democracy. We are almost at the point of regarding every virtue as elitist. — Florence King

TV series, there's a lot of everybody talking to you and giving you input for the first couple episodes, and then they're on such a crazy schedule that you get another episode on a Monday, you have to have it done by Friday and it becomes very solitary work usually, TV shows. — Mark Mothersbaugh