I hold it the duty of the executive to insist upon frugality in the expenditure, and a sparing economy is itself a great national source.

When I die, I desire no better winding sheet than the Stars and Stripes, and no softer pillow than the Constitution of my country.

If you always support the correct principles then you will never get the wrong results!

The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens.

The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.

Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality.

It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word.

Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.

Whenever you hear a man prating about the Constitution, spot him as a traitor.

Legislation can neither be wise nor just which seeks the welfare of a single interest at the expense and to the injury of many and varied interests.

I realized, there are people out there who can beat me, want to beat me. And unless I continue to innovate and evolve, I am going to learn a painful lesson from someone who has.

Excellence is making a rubber shoe initially

Curiosity is the driving force that propels humanity forward.

I learned a long time ago that trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times.

A whole bunch of big technological shocks occurred when Asian innovations - paper, gunpowder, the stirrup, the moldboard plow and so on - came to Europe via the Silk Road.

I gather that he nearly knocked you down, damaged your property, and generally made a nuisance of himself, and that you instantly concluded he must be some relation to me.

Performing in front of my fans is what I love to do and I hope I get to do it forever.

To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius.

If it is the greatest truth that you seek, the plants can direct you.

But I tried, didn't I? Goddamnit, at least I did that.

You never knew this, but I was in love. Okay, infatuated, but it felt like love at the time.