The best Quotes by Ulysses S. Grant

The best Quotes by Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 - July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.

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I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.
The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.
My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.

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Ohio girls have that inner glow that makes them more beautiful than any other girl.
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War is when the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other.
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And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up!
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There's winning and there's losing - and in life both will happen. What is never acceptable to me is quitting.
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One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.
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A two-state solution is the only way to guarantee the long-term security of both the Israeli and the Palestinian people.
To make sure Israelis and Palestinians alike live in equal measure of freedom and dignity, we will not give up on working towards that goal.
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For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
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When you fall, the real test is whether you can ignore the naysayers, pick yourself up and come back stronger.
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We can't do everything, but we have to do, what we can do.
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We are not the sum of our possessions.
We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.
Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
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Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense… human rights invented America.
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Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.
Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.
The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.
If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.
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We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.
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America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
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