Men do not get up and do mischief, without there is someone in the head of it.

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.

Be a thinker, be a dreamer, be a believer, be a doer, and, above all, be a kind lover.

Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.

Feelings are not controllable, " I retorted, "They are not thoughts or words. They are invisible emotions you cannot control no matter how bad you try.

Have you ever considered that there might be something wrong with your brain?Oh, I think there might be something wrong with everyone else’s.

The great spider never worries itself chasing after its prey with all of its energy and strength. It only exerts its energy each morning to build its web in a magnificent way

Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.

It’s a poor atom blaster that won’t point both ways.

Life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement.

When humanity serves Nature, Nature serves humanity. When we serve animals and plants, they too serve us in return.

Theories that diseases are caused by mental states and can be cured by will power, are always an index of how much is not understood about the physical terrain of a disease.