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.

Freemasonry is an institution calculated to benefit mankind.

Mistakes? That's why they put erasers on pencils.

You must clear out what you don't want, to make room for what you do want to arrive.

So, was the crime lab a reward for almost being killed?''No, it was a reward for not being Bryce,

He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the even more refined accomplishments of skipping and skimming.

Scott Walker has provided some really excellent leadership in Wisconsin.

Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.

I love fresh vegetables and we always include them in our meals. I don't force my kids to eat asparagus, but they do eat peas, broccoli, and carrots.

If you're not writing your own story, you're a character in someone else's.

Dream big dreams,because little dreams have no magic.~Dork Diaries

Coeur qui soupire n'a pas ce qu'il desire. The heart that sighs does not have what it desires.