Whatever my fate through life, the ability to read has been ... - Abraham Lincoln

"Whatever my fate through life, the ability to read has been my greatest asset."

Abraham Lincoln Education

President, Politician American 1809–1865

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"Whatever you are, be a good one."

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

"I am a slow walker, but I never walk back."

"My early history is perfectly characterized by a single line of Gray's Elegy: 'The short and simple annals of the poor.'"

"Education opens doors."

"Education opens doors to endless possibilities."

"I ain't got the education you got, bub."

"You can't put a price on history."