John C. Calhoun Quotes

I want no presidency; I want to do my duty. No denunciations here, or out of this House, can deflect me a single inch from going directly at what I aim, and that is, the good of the country. I have always acted upon it, and I will always act upon it.

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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GoodMeHouseCountryWantDuty

You know, I try not to look back, because looking forward is so much better than looking backward.

Jim Bakker

Looking ForwardLookingForwardLook

Like most people, I had several awakenings.

Jidenna

PeopleLikeMostHadSeveral

Starting in the wake of the 2008 GFC (Global Financial Crisis), market observers have warned of a crash in the bond market. Initially, it was believed that the trillions printed to bail out the banks would cause inflation and, therefore, a flight from bonds.

Max Keiser

BondFinancialFlightCrisisOut

What I find relatively funny is that I'm not a model. I'm five foot six and a half; I have absolutely no dream or desire to be a model, I don't live for fashion. But when an opportunity comes your way very early in your career, like Burberry, you do it.

Sophie Kennedy Clark

FunnyLiveOpportunityFashionYou

Metaphysical thinking will always no doubt be a strong element in her mentality, and it is to be hoped that she will never lose her great, her sovereign powers in that direction.

Sri Aurobindo

GreatStrongDirectionThinkingLose

We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values.

Tony Benn

ChangeSocietyCapitalismValues

Right now, a majority of the debt is owed to foreign interests, Japan being the largest purchaser of government debt today, soon to be surpassed by China as the number one purchaser of our debt in this Nation.

Ron Kind

TodayGovernmentNowDebtRight

Some stars like to hide behind the whole idea of acting. But really good actors are not hiding at all. They're not afraid to be disliked, to be a little unsavoury.

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

GoodStarsHideActingAfraidWhole

You get over your first love by falling in love with something new.

Mo Ibrahim

LoveFalling In LoveYouNewFirst

Particularly when it comes to the regulatory environment, being a jerk doesn't actually get you very far.

Logan Green

EnvironmentYouBeingJerkGetFar

I didn't take anything from anyone - first of all. Second of all, I opened a comedy club with money that I saved over 25 years. I created jobs.

Jon Lovitz

MoneyComedyFirstOverAnything

I want to create things while I have time on Earth, and the art of costume and culture has always inspired me.

Johnny Weir

TimeArtCultureMeEarthCreate

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