Mere precedent is a dangerous source of authority.

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.

God keeps us in perfect peace when we rely on Him and are firm in the spirit

Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy.

Age can be wonderful for red wine, but not for spacecraft.

All the white meat is gone. There's nothin' but necks on the platter.

I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass.

In no department can a leader spend time more profitably than in the selection of the men who are to accomplish the work.

I don't hang out with movie stars, and you won't see me going to many Hollywood parties. I'm actually quite boring.

My work has changed my life. My work has saved my life. My life has changed my work.

You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave.

Perspective - Use It or Lose It.