It affords me sincere pleasure to be able to apprise you of the entire removal of the Cherokee Nation of Indians to their new homes west of the Mississippi.

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.

Be disciplined enough to choose your network and be willing to sacrifice the circles that reduce your effectiveness and make you unproductive.

Increase calls for review, check-up, control, and analysis.

Technology has eliminated the basement darkroom and the whole notion of photography as an intense labor of love for obsessives and replaced them with a sense of immediacy and instant gratification.

Men should only believe half of what women say. But which half?

Ever since I was 7 years old, I wanted to be great.

From the very depth of my being, I challenge the right of any man or any group of men, in business or in government, to tell a fellow human being that he or she is expendable.

I've been a faithful reader of the great classical documents of economics, or tried to be.

I like doing sequels. Basically, I think it's a fun thing to follow characters in time. In real time.

There's only one remedy for crime — get rid of the psychs! They are causing it!

The child who has been taught to make an accurate elevation, plan, and section of a pint pot has had an admirable training in accuracy of eye and hand.