There would have to be something wrong with someone who could throw out a child’s first Valentine card saying, “I love you, Mommy.”
—Ginger Hutton (20th century)
Sure, you can love your child when he or she has just brought home a report card with straight “A’s.” It’s a lot harder, though, to show the same love when teachers call you from school to tell you that your child hasn’t handed in any homework since the beginning of the term.
—The Lions Clubs International and the Quest Nation. The Surprising Years, II, ch.3 (1985)
I must save this government if possible. What I cannot do, of course I will not do; but it may as well be understood, once for all, that I shall not surrender this game leaving any available card unplayed.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)