Too much praise cannot be bestowed on those who managed my artillery.

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.

Wouldn't it be ironic if everyone who got a radio up and running just sat around waiting for everyone else to transmit a message?

It's just much easier with dogs. You don't get laid

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

I definitely like sneakers and shopping at sneakers stores.

Rosabelle - answer - tell - pray, answer - look - tell - answer, answer - tell.

If we love one another, nothing, in truth, can harm us, whatever mischances may happen.

Bisexuality is not so much a cop-out as a fearful compromise.

To execute a vision, good or bad, you've got to tune out the noise.

The shining. It was a good name, a comforting name, because she had always thought of it as a dark thing.

Today is always here,' said Sethe. 'Tomorrow, never.