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American politics9 quotes
Constantly bearing in mind that in entering into society "individuals must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest," it will be my desire so to discharge my duties as to foster with our brethren in all parts of the country a spirit of liberal concession and compromise. — Andrew Jackson · 1833The aide said that guys like me were "in what we call the reality-based community," which he defined as people who "believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality... That's not the way the world really works anymore.... We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality." — Ron Suskind · 2004The loss of liberty, of all good government, of peace, plenty, and happiness, must inevitably follow a dissolution of the union. — Andrew Jackson · 1833As long as our Government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of person and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending. — Andrew Jackson · 1833The destruction of our state governments or the annihilation of their control over the local concerns of the people would lead directly to revolution and anarchy, and finally to despotism and military domination. In proportion, therefore, as the general government encroaches upon the rights of the states, in the same proportion does it impair its own power and detract from its ability to fulfill the purposes of its creation. — Andrew Jackson · 1833Without union our independence and liberty would never have been achieved; without union they never can be maintained. — Andrew Jackson · 1833All 9 quotes →America2 quotes
I believe that we are lost here in America, but I believe we shall be found. — Thomas Wolfe · 1938Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything. — Charles Kuralt · 1990American Presidency2 quotes
In administering the laws of Congress I shall keep steadily in view the limitations as well as the extent of the Executive power, trusting thereby to discharge the functions of my office without transcending its authority. — Andrew Jackson · 1833While he executes the laws with an impartial hand, shrinks from no proper responsibility, and faithfully carries out in the executive department of the Government the principles and policy of those who have chosen him, he should not be unmindful that our fellow-citizens who have differed with him in opinion are entitled to the full and free exercise of their opinions and judgments, and that the rights of all are entitled to respect and regard. — James K. Polk · 1845American government2 quotes
The loss of liberty, of all good government, of peace, plenty, and happiness, must inevitably follow a dissolution of the union. — Andrew Jackson · 1833Without union our independence and liberty would never have been achieved; without union they never can be maintained. — Andrew Jackson · 1833Minority rights2 quotes
One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights. Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression. — James K. Polk · 1845While he executes the laws with an impartial hand, shrinks from no proper responsibility, and faithfully carries out in the executive department of the Government the principles and policy of those who have chosen him, he should not be unmindful that our fellow-citizens who have differed with him in opinion are entitled to the full and free exercise of their opinions and judgments, and that the rights of all are entitled to respect and regard. — James K. Polk · 1845Political theory2 quotes
There are no necessary evils in the government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as Heaven does its rains, shower its favor alike on the high and the low, the rich and the poor, it would be an unqualified blessing. — Andrew Jackson · 1832Constantly bearing in mind that in entering into society "individuals must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest," it will be my desire so to discharge my duties as to foster with our brethren in all parts of the country a spirit of liberal concession and compromise. — Andrew Jackson · 1833American empire1 quote
The aide said that guys like me were "in what we call the reality-based community," which he defined as people who "believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality... That's not the way the world really works anymore.... We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality." — Ron Suskind · 2004American experiment1 quote
As long as our Government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of person and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending. — Andrew Jackson · 1833Constitutional theory1 quote
One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights. Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression. — James K. Polk · 1845Excessive federal power1 quote
The destruction of our state governments or the annihilation of their control over the local concerns of the people would lead directly to revolution and anarchy, and finally to despotism and military domination. In proportion, therefore, as the general government encroaches upon the rights of the states, in the same proportion does it impair its own power and detract from its ability to fulfill the purposes of its creation. — Andrew Jackson · 1833Executive power1 quote
In administering the laws of Congress I shall keep steadily in view the limitations as well as the extent of the Executive power, trusting thereby to discharge the functions of my office without transcending its authority. — Andrew Jackson · 1833Existential solitude1 quote
Which of us has known his brother? Which of us has looked into his father's heart? Which of us has not remained forever prison-pent? Which of us is not forever a stranger and alone? — Thomas Wolfe · 1929Failure1 quote
I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. — Michael Jordan · 1997Federalism1 quote
The destruction of our state governments or the annihilation of their control over the local concerns of the people would lead directly to revolution and anarchy, and finally to despotism and military domination. In proportion, therefore, as the general government encroaches upon the rights of the states, in the same proportion does it impair its own power and detract from its ability to fulfill the purposes of its creation. — Andrew Jackson · 1833Government1 quote
There are no necessary evils in the government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as Heaven does its rains, shower its favor alike on the high and the low, the rich and the poor, it would be an unqualified blessing. — Andrew Jackson · 1832History1 quote
Nothing changes more constantly that the past; for the past that influences our lives does not consist of what actually happened, but what men believe happened. — Gerald White Johnson · 1943Legal theory1 quote
One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights. Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression. — James K. Polk · 1845Life1 quote
Life consists of two dates with a dash in between... Make the dash count. — Stuart Scott · 2014Man and the universe1 quote
Though I
have not been here long, I can
look up at the sky at night and tell
how things are likely to go for
the next hundred million years:
the universe will probably not find
a way to vanish nor I
in all that time reappear. — A.R. Ammons · 1981Men and women1 quote
If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry. — O. Henry · 1906Music1 quote
I think the main thing a musician would like to do is to give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe. That's what music is to me-it's just another way of saying this is a big, beautiful universe we live in, that's been given to us, and here's an example of just how magnificent and encompassing it is. That’s what I would like to do. I think that’s one of the greatest things you can do in life, and we all try to do it in some way. The musician’s is through his music. — John Coltrane · 1962Nature1 quote
In nature there are few sharp lines. — A.R. Ammons · 1963Nature of history1 quote
Nothing changes more constantly that the past; for the past that influences our lives does not consist of what actually happened, but what men believe happened. — Gerald White Johnson · 1943Nature of life1 quote
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating. — O. Henry · 1905Political compromise1 quote
Constantly bearing in mind that in entering into society "individuals must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest," it will be my desire so to discharge my duties as to foster with our brethren in all parts of the country a spirit of liberal concession and compromise. — Andrew Jackson · 1833Power of music1 quote
I think the main thing a musician would like to do is to give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe. That's what music is to me-it's just another way of saying this is a big, beautiful universe we live in, that's been given to us, and here's an example of just how magnificent and encompassing it is. That’s what I would like to do. I think that’s one of the greatest things you can do in life, and we all try to do it in some way. The musician’s is through his music. — John Coltrane · 1962Pre-Civil War conflict1 quote
It is a source of deep regret that in some sections of our country misguided persons have occasionally indulged in schemes and agitations whose object is the destruction of domestic institutions existing in other sections—institutions which existed at the adoption of the Constitution and were recognized and protected by it. — James K. Polk · 1845Price of freedom1 quote
Eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty. — Andrew Jackson · 1837Shortness of life1 quote
Life consists of two dates with a dash in between... Make the dash count. — Stuart Scott · 2014Success1 quote
I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. — Michael Jordan · 1997