I am now eased in my finances and replenished in my wardrobe.

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.

After eight years as President I have only two regrets: that I have not shot Henry Clay or hanged John C. Calhoun.

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.

John Calhoun, if you secede from my nation I will secede your head from the rest of your body.

I was born for a storm and a calm does not suit me.

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.

When you get in debt you become a slave.

But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary.

I keep wondering if everybody on the political left had someone who they were separated at birth from.

Our age is bent on trying to make the barren tree of skepticism fruitful by tying the fruits of truth on its branches.

I was more influenced by players like Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen than by the guys in southern rock bands.

I think you've got to keep it simple, keep it fresh. Stay away from all that processed stuff, read the labels.

I don't think 'Survivor' really changed me.

And it's tough traveling. You know, the hotels and the airports and all that. That part, eating and getting around to the hotel room and then going on.

I have never made an inflammatory statement in my life

The best investment with the least risk and the greatest dividend is giving.

Perfect preparation doesn’t exist. Excellent adaptation does.

There are two sides to this Baptism: The first is, you possess the Spirit; The second is that the Spirit possesses you.