John C. Calhoun Quotes

War, in our country, ought never to be resorted to but when it is clearly justifiable and necessary; so much so as not to require the aid of logic to convince our understanding nor the ardour of eloquence to inflame our passions. There are many reasons why this country should never resort to it but for causes the most urgent and necessary.

John C. Calhoun

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise.

John Keats

WisdomManWiseProudYouVanity

Could there have been a better role for Florence Henderson than Mrs. Brady? She nurtured everybody. She was so caring.

Matt Lauer

CaringBetterSheRoleBeenThan

Art should walk a tightrope. That's what art should be. Art should be dangerous. You can't be scared to say something with it. People love to talk about how comics are real art and real literature, so why not use these characters to talk about real things, even if it is dangerous?

Jeff Lemire

LoveArtWalkPeopleLiteratureYou

If you have a business that isn't growing the top line, it's very hard to deliver attractive returns to shareholders.

Soren Skou

BusinessYouGrowingTopHardLine

I have a habit of getting very obsessive about one thing, but it usually lasts no more than three days.

Lizzy Caplan

HabitThreeMoreDaysOne Thing

Nothing is accidental in the universe - this is one of my Laws of Physics - except the entire universe itself, which is Pure Accident, pure divinity.

Joyce Carol Oates

UniversePhysicsNothingPureLaws

I always say when you write a book, you're a 'one-man band.' Whereas, when you finish a screenplay, it's just a sketch.

Diablo Cody

BookYouSaySketchWriteFinish

We have so many people retiring that we do not have enough people paying into the system to be able to provide the benefits for those collecting those benefits.

Chris Chocola

PeopleEnoughSystemBenefitsAble

I've been buying guitars since 1964, and you fool yourself into thinking it's the last one.

Christopher Guest

FoolYourselfThinkingYouBuying

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever.

Clarence Darrow

ManWorldLongWillForeverLast

I've got a bulletin for you, folks. I am no superman. I realize that now, but I didn't always.

Chuck Norris

I AmYouNowSupermanRealizeGot

I want London to be the most cycle-friendly city on Earth, and I want more people to be happy and safe on bicycles.

Boris Johnson

HappyPeopleCityBe HappyEarth

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