When I observed a strong man approaching I generally took advantage of him by being a little quicker than he was and seizing him by the tip of the fingers, giving him a hearty shake, and thus preventing him from getting a full grip upon me.

We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny.

Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.

The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They create offices by their own votes and then seek to fill them themselves.

I love you Sarah. For all eternity, I love you.

I cannot, whilst President of the United States, descend to enter into a newspaper controversy.

The Presidency is not a bed of roses.