There goes a man made by the Lord Almighty and not by his tailor.

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.

And perhaps the greatest blessing was that we never knew how short the time was.

There is only consciousness. There is no individual apart from consciousness who is conscious.

He's a boy, Kat. I hate to break it to you, but we are fundamentally different.

For me, dressing is always a question of principle, respect, a sense of order, not to disguise myself, even in rotten places.

I've become convinced that every person should treat himself strictly and even rudely and distrustfully; it's difficult to tame the beast in oneself.

If one cannot risk oneself, then one is simply incapable of giving. And, after all, one can give freedom only by setting someone free.

I would have been a terrible mother because I'm basically a very selfish human being. Not that that has stopped most people going off and having children.

I love nothing more than being in the last group on Sunday at the Masters. It's the greatest thing in professional golf.

In therapy, I see myself in the mirror differently.