As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it.

It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.

The government should not be guided by Temporary Excitement, but by Sober Second Thought.

The atonement of Jesus Christ is the only remedy and rest for my soul.

The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.

No evil can result from its [slavery's] inhibition more pernicious than its toleration.

Is it possible to be anything in this country without being a politician?

I shall tread in the footsteps of my illustrious predecessor.

Most men are not scolded out of their opinion.

Between Russia and the United States sentiments of good will continue to be mutually cherished.

There is but one reliance.

I don't want to see a dress with a woman. I just want to see a woman, with a beautiful dress.

Pain or pleasure? I say pleasure.

The method of production of the material things of life generally determines the social, political and spiritual currents of life.

One of the key qualities of all stories is that they are made to be shared.

Sometimes we need to take big risks if we want to find out who we are, and what we were put on this planet for.

The scorn of genius is the most arrogant and the most boundless of all scorn.

Philosophers are never happy here. Now is not their time, and here is not their space. They live there, they live somewhere else.

You are your own superstar, and only you can shape the movie that you make.

To this day, on my cheat days from my diet, which are New Year's Eve and my birthday, I buy luxury foods that are very indicative of my class.