Ulysses's Grant Quotes

• During the Civil War, on hearing complaints that Gen. Ulysses S. Grant drank alcohol to excess Find out what Grant drinks and send a barrel of it to each of my other generals!

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  Abraham Lincoln

  War   Alcohol   Ulysses's Grant  

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• There's no easy way to say this, so I'€™ll just say it: We're no longer No. 1. Today, we're No. 2. Yes, it's official. The Chinese economy just overtook the United States economy to become the largest in the world. For the first time since Ulysses S. Grant was president, America is not the leading economic power on the planet.

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  Stephen F. Hayes

  America   Chinese   Ulysses's Grant  

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• Being a nerd, which is to say going to far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know. For me, the spark that turns an acquaintance into a friend has usually been kindled by some shared enthusiasm like detective novels or Ulysses S. Grant.

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  Sarah Vowell

  Caring   Nerd   Ulysses's Grant  

  Sarah Vowell (2003). “The Partly Cloudy Patriot”, p.91, Simon and Schuster

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• I read the book [My Life by Bill Clinton] completely. And I think it compares very favorably with Ulysses S. Grant's gold standard of presidential autobiographies.

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  Dan Rather

  Book   Thinking   Presidential  

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• I would rather go to bed with Lillian Russell stark naked than Ulysses S Grant in full military regalia.

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  Mark Twain

  Marriage   Military   Ulysses's Grant  

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