John C. Calhoun Quotes

There was no measure that required greater caution or more severe scrutiny than one to impose taxes or raise a loan, be the form what it may. I hold that government has no right to do either, except when the public service makes it imperiously necessary, and then only to the extent that it requires.

John C. Calhoun

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 18, 1782 - March 31, 1850

Topics

ServiceGovernmentPublic ServiceMay

You go, well you can't joke about race. Well if you're from a different race and that's your experience of the world and you want to talk about that, then fine. Or you can't talk about disability, but disabled comics can talk about that.

Jimmy Carr

ExperienceWorldYouWantDisability

My mum said she remembers me asking her if she'd take me to ballet lessons when I was about two and a half. She said I could barely speak, and yet was asking for ballet lessons.

Joanne Froggatt

MeSpeakSaidSheTwoAsking

The conventional wisdom with David Mamet is, you do not change a word. And that agrees with me. If you want to change any of David's words, it's like wanting to change the iambic pentameter in Shakespeare - you should do something else.

John C. McGinley

ChangeWisdomWordsMeYouWant

You're always putting yourself into your work. There's no separation; it's just how you use yourself and transform.

Jenny Slate

WorkYourselfYouSeparationAlways

People think that because people do religious stuff, that's all we're supposed to do. But with God's help, everything that He wants me to accomplish, I'm going to do it. It's all about pacing.

Andrae Crouch

GodPeopleMeThinkHelpAccomplish

Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.

Shirley Hufstedler

LifeGreatOpportunitiesMy Life

It's hard to be as good as Ronaldinho and Ronaldo were, but we're going to do our best, both myself and Philippe Coutinho, to get close to them and be the best players we can be for the Brazilian national team.

Roberto Firmino

GoodMyselfBestTeamHardGoing

I think everybody needs to find out who they are and who their, like, inner superhero is, or who you like to be. The world would be a better place if everyone was doing what the hell they wanted to do and being who they wanted to be.

LP

WorldThinkHellBetterDoingYou

I was a very avid reader when I was a child, and I also was a good listener.

Joseph Bruchac

GoodChildListenerVeryAvidAlso

Sometimes I feel I have no idea what I'm doing as an actor. I just did a tape for the TV remake of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' and I think it could be the worst thing I've ever done.

Johnny Simmons

ThinkPictureFeelDoingSometimes

We're all different ages, sizes, shapes, genders, and we all have different lifestyles. We're quickly moving to bespoke diets that enable tailored and informed nutritional food choices.

Denise Morrison

InnovationFocusExpectationsTop

Looking back and thinking about the past and what I've done makes no sense - I'd like to keep achieving things. Then, when I retire, I will appreciate everything that's happened and everything I've achieved.

David Villa

PastLooking BackLookingThinking

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