I have only two regrets: I didn't shoot Henry Clay and I didn't hang John C. Calhoun.

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.

The stars up there at night are closer than you think.

It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.

Calcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat.

This team just wasn't good enough today, but they had the unity I always wanted. To have an American team like this has always been a dream of mine.

Kaeleigh, queen of passive, all the time saying no, but not strong enough to mean it.

Only conservatives believe that subversion is still being carried on in the arts and that society is being shaken by it.

Nothing moves me more than the history of the United States.

It's a blessing to have the support that I do. The support from the people. To get all the love from them, is just amazing and it keeps me going day by day.

Stability can be a good thing, but it can also lead to apathy. I don't want to set that example for my children. I want them to believe in their dreams and to go after them. You do that by example.

I have so much love inside me, Jason. So much. And I have never been allowed to shower it on anyone - no one wanted it. Let me stretch the wings of my heart with you.