I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States.

"I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back."

Abraham Lincoln

1860 the eleven-year-old Grace Bedell sent Abraham Lincoln a letter asking him to grow a beard to improve his appearance. Few weeks later, when Lincoln had a full grown beard, he was elected President. He was the first President of the United States to wear a beard.