John C. Calhoun Quotes

I hold it to be the most monstrous proposition ever uttered within the Senate that conquering a country like Mexico, the President can constitute himself a despotic ruler without the slightest limitation on his power. If all this be true, war is indeed dangerous!

John C. Calhoun

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PowerWarBe TrueCountryDangerous

You have to demand things and believe you're worth more. And once you do demand them, you're usually going to get them. The players who first came in were very humble because we came from obscurity. Today's players, on the other hand, have a sense of entitlement.

Sue Wicks

TodayHumbleBelieveWorthYouHand

I don't talk with people about how I am feeling - I just usually write a song about it.

Soccer Mommy

I AmPeopleSongFeelingTalkWrite

When I was small, playing NBA Live, that's how I knew everyone in the NBA. That's how I learned about the players.

Tony Parker

LiveSmallEveryoneNBAPlayingHow

I think that 'Straw Dogs' as a story is eminently re-makable. It can be modernized and Americanized without a problem and without giving up any artistic integrity.

Rod Lurie

IntegrityStoryThinkGivingProblem

No politician was more maligned than Ronald Reagan.

Michele Bachmann

MorePoliticianThanRonald Reagan

Football? Forget it. I didn't have that thing inside me where I wanted to smash against somebody and watch them break. I was too sensitive for that and disliked being that sensitive.

Josh Brolin

FootballMeForgetInsideBreak

Frankly, most governments are used to lying to each other - to a degree that most people would find shocking. Part of diplomacy is the art of strategic lying.

Jonathan Turley

ArtPeopleFindLyingDegreeUsed

I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.

Derek Jeter

WorkLovePeopleMeDoubtWrong

It just doesn't get any more stripped down than going out totally alone and doing songs.

Chris Cornell

AloneDoingDownMoreOutGoing

I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence.

Brooke Shields

LiveDaughterParentingThinkGo

The whole essence of humanitarian work and the Geneva Convention is that neutral, impartial organisations can operate during war.

Peter Maurer

WorkWarEssenceWholeNeutral

Anyone who's stood on the floor of a set knows nothing gets done by itself.

Tim Van Patten

DoneNothingFloorSetKnowsAnyone

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