I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.

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.

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

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.

Truth was such a tricky thing when it came to children. When was it good medicine and when was it poison

A writer is like a stick of rock - the words go right through.

Brain without heart is far more dangerous than heart withoutbrain.

Everything about the behaviour of American society reveals that it's half Judaized, and the other half negrified.

It made me have a much greater understanding of loss, of loneliness, and the level of intense tragedy that so many people have experienced in this world, I take a lot less for granted.

In a moment, we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite.

I was born for you" -Claire Fraser, Outlander

Surely no other American institution is so bound around and tightened up by rules, strictures, adages, and superstitions as the Broadway theatre.

That's the strange thing about being a mother: until you have a baby, you don't even realize how much you were missing one

But I think my mistakes became the chemistry for my miracles. I think that my tests became my testimonies.