It is the man in the white speckled shirt who leads the orch... - Abraham Lincoln

"It is the man in the white speckled shirt who leads the orchestra with his baton, not the notes upon the page."

Abraham Lincoln Leadership

President, Politician American 1809–1865

More from Abraham Lincoln

"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.'"

"A leader must be fair and just."

"Integrity is everything."

"One must take responsibility for one's environment."

"In this house, I make the decisions"