Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), the 16th President of the United States, led the USA through the Civil War only to be assassinated less than a week after the war ended. As an opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. These famous quotes dealing with goals, achievement, and success have been attributed to him.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
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