Jackson himself
"There is no pleasure in having nothing to do, the fun is having lots to do and not doing it"
“"What is the matter with my dear children? Have I alarmed you? Oh, do not cry. Be good children and we will all meet in Heaven.".”
— Jackson's final words, directed to his adopted sons.
Others
"When the 1828 election rolled around, a lot of people were terrified when they heard Andrew 'Old Hickory' Jackson was running. If you're wondering how a guy we're calling a bad ass got such a lame nickname, it's because he used to carry a hickory cane around and beat people senseless with it, and if you're wondering why he did that, it's because he was a fucking lunatic."note
"Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States was a hard partying, hard fighting, hard crazy, ugly, ugly son of a bitch who took the highest office in the land because he felt like it. What were you gonna do? Stop him? He'd like to see you try..."
