- Mary Todd Lincoln
(12/13/1818 – 07/16/1882)
US First Lady (16) (wife of Abraham Lincoln; see all US First Ladies)
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"Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid."
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"Others live on in a careless and lukewarm state—not appearing to fill Longfellow's measure: 'Into each life, some rain must fall.'"
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"It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn on you."
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"Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates."
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"Twenty can't be expected to tolerate sixty in all things, and sixty gets bored stiff with twenty's eternal love affairs."
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"A private railroad car is not an acquired taste. One takes to it immediately."
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"I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody that's working for you to do something, because the chances were very high he'd do it. In government, you don't have to worry about that."
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"I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot about life from Carl [Reiner]."
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"Working with Julie Andrews is like being hit over the head with a Valentine card."
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"Basically, I'm just an erector set looking for some volts."
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"The press deserves nothing but lies."
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"To err is dysfunctional, to forgive codependent."
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"My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail."
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| Died 12/12 | Died 12/13 | Died 12/14 | Death Dates |