Andrew Jackson Quotes
The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
I was born for a storm, and a calm does not suit me.
The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.
Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.
I have always been afraid of banks.
Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred.
The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.
One man with courage makes a majority.
The wisdom of men, not the prophetic inspiration of a god, obtained our independence.
The people’s government made for the people, made by the people, and connected to the people.
There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it.
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes.
I have always been afraid of banks.
The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to be a slave.
One man with courage makes a majority.
The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer… form the great body of the people of the United States, they are the bone and sinew of the country men who love liberty and desire nothing but equal rights and equal laws.
Tyranny like hell is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph.
I have always been afraid of banks.
The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power.
I have always been afraid of banks.
Eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation.
Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred.
The people’s government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people.
I’ve got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have to seize the moment.
I’m not a hero. I’m a high-functioning sociopath.
If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
The best revenge is massive success.
I would rather die of passion than of boredom.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
If you are willing to do more than you are paid to do, eventually you will be paid to do more than you do.
Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission.