Quotes Lf-Lz "It is said an eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him with the words, 'And this, too, shall pass away.' How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!" -- Abraham Lincoln "We can complain that the rosebush has thorns - or rejoice that the thorn bush has roses." -- Abraham Lincoln "It is better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak up and remove all doubt." -- Abraham Lincoln "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." -- Abraham Lincoln "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy." -- Abraham Lincoln "The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just." -- Abraham Lincoln "I have only met four perfect people in my life and I don't like any of them." -- Abraham Lincoln "If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" -- Abraham Lincoln "Am I not destroying an enemy to make a friend of him?" -- Abraham Lincoln "Things work out the best for those who make the best of the way things work out." -- Abraham Lincoln "The worst thing you can do for those you love are the things they could and should do for themselves." -- Abraham Lincoln "Most anyone can stand adversity, but to test a person's character, give them power." -- Abraham Lincoln "I'm sorry for your fear. I'm sorry because we gay and lesbian couples are not a threat." -- Bill Lippert "When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision - it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." -- Audre Lord "There is no hierarchy of oppression." -- Audre Lorde "Follow success with success - follow failure with change." -- Geoffrey Lorenz "Even today I speak in states where homosexuality is still illegal. Oh. I'm in one of them now. I forgot where I was. Imagine that." -- Olympic champion diver Greg Louganis speaking at the University of Utah, Oct. 11, 2003 "Tyranny is always weakness." -- James Russell Lowell "Every generation thinks it has the answers, and every generation is humbled by nature." -- Phillip Lubin "One of the most adventurous things left to us is to go to bed. For no one can lay a hand on our dreams." -- E.V. Lucas Index