Abraham Quotes

[The impression is] that Dade County is like Alice in Wonderland where up is down, down is up. As soon as you drift out of Dade County you find that the Alice in Wonderland world ends at the Dade-Broward line. - David Abraham

[The guidelines] say all the right things... They address all the issues that were raised as problems at the Air Force Academy. The major question is, how will be they become a reality? A lot of the people implementing this are the people who violated it. - Abraham Foxman

[That was the speech -- delivered under a banner reading] Mission Accomplished ... Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. - Abraham Lincoln

[Some players were more comfortable with the all-for-one mantra than others.] I can't speak for anyone else in here, but I'm going out and trying to win the game every week... We just lost, 27-0, and we lost our quarterback. I don't know what else to say. - John Abraham

[Smiley writes that upon meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of] Uncle Tom?s Cabin... So this is the little lady who made this big war. - Abraham Lincoln

[Quoting Abraham Lincoln, who said the patent system] adds fuel interest to the fire of genius... the patent system must appropriately reward innovation and risk. - Dean Kamen

[MISSING MARKO: Backup OT Marko Cavka underwent surgery yesterday to insert a metal plate in his fractured left forearm, according to a source. It wasn't a fractured wrist, as first reported by the team. He will miss eight to 10 weeks. ... Abraham, in his latest comments about his franchise tag/contract dispute, reacted coolly toward the front office.] I came back strictly for my teammates, not for the people upstairs... I feel like I've proved myself, but that's not proof for them. I have to work with what they're doing. - John Abraham

[I feel] somewhat like the boy in Kentucky who stubbed his toe while running to see his sweetheart. The boy said he was too big to cry, and far too badly hurt to laugh. - Abraham Lincoln

[Energy] Secretary [Spencer] Abraham, Secretary [of State Colin] Powell, the White House -- we are in constant discussions with producers from around the world... [National security adviser] Condi Rice has certainly been in touch with individuals in OPEC, and we will continue working for America's consumers to make our views known to our friends in OPEC, as well as other producers around the world. - Scott McClellan

[DE John Abraham played 34 snaps Sunday, but said yesterday that he is not yet 100%.] I've got a little bit more to go, but I felt pretty good... I felt like my old self out there. - John Abraham