"Quarrel not at all. No man resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention. Still less can he afford to take all the consequences, including the vitiating of his temper and loss of self-control."

-- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).

Birthdays:

Actor Joe Don Baker is 73.

Author Judy Blume is 71.

Rock musician Ray Manzarek (The Doors) is 70.

Actress Maud Adams is 64.

Actor Michael Ironside is 59.

Actor-former talk show host Arsenio Hall is 54.

Actor John Michael Higgins is 46.

Actor Josh Brolin is 41.

Singer Chynna Phillips is 41.

Rock musician Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies) is 39.

Actor Jesse Spencer ("House, M.D.") is 30.

Actress Sarah Lancaster is 29.

Actress Christina Ricci (inset) is 29.

History highlights:

On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born.

In 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in New York.

In 1914, ground was broken for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (The cornerstone was laid on this date one year later.)

In 1959, the redesigned Lincoln penny, with an image of the Lincoln Memorial replacing two ears of wheat on the reverse side, went into circulation.

In 2004, defying a California law, San Francisco officials began performing weddings for same-sex couples.