John C. Calhoun Quotes

I hold that there is a mysterious connection between the fate of this country and that of Mexico; so much so that her independence and capability of sustaining herself are almost as essential to our prosperity and the maintenance of our institutions as they are to hers.

John C. Calhoun

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message.

Joel Osteen

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Entertainment is often a medium in which you can put yourself front and center.

John Cena

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When I started writing, I was reading people such as Tom Clancy or Michael Crichton, who did 'Jurassic Park,' which is possibly the most action-filled book you'll read, apart from mine, and I said to myself, 'Why aren't these guys doing big-scale action like you would see in a movie?'

Matthew Reilly

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I suppose my father was more influential in my starting to play the guitar.

Andy Partridge

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For many, immaturity is an ideal, not a defect.

Mason Cooley

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Gene therapy technology is much like computing technology. We had to build the super computer which cost $8 million in 1960. Now everyone has technologies that work predictably and at a cost the average person can afford.

Liz Parrish

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Writing is self employment, so you can make your own schedule.

Lois Lowry

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The deficit only became a big problem in the Reagan-Bush years. For 12 years, Republican presidents talked about balancing the budget, but failed to propose one.

Dick Gephardt

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I'm always like Mickey Mouse with tattoos.

Diamond Dallas Page

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Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.

Avery Brundage

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If you're going to sign a contract, there are things you have to understand you might have to do. If you don't, then you walk away.

Ato Essandoh

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I never really think of acting and directing as being separate; they are just different expressions of the same thing.

Peter Capaldi

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