Affairs Quote by Ulysses S. Grant Download Open image “There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice.” — Ulysses S. Grant ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Affairs Affairs Men Determinism Events Affairs Greatness Important events Men Brought
Men make their own history but not in circumstances of their own choosing. — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
Events may be horrible or inescapable. Men have always a choice - if not whether, then how, they may endure. — Lois McMaster Bujold Copy Share Image
To a person growing up in the power of demography, it was clear that history had to do not with the powerful actions of… — George W. S. Trow Copy Share Image
It is not events that disturb the minds of men, but the view they take of them. — Epictetus Copy Share Image
It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions. — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice! — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Too often the great decisions are originated and given form in bodies made up wholly of men, or so completely dominated by them that… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“In the early days of the country, before we had railroads, telegraphs and steamboats—in a word, rapid transit of any sort—the States were each… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“The much talked of surrendering of Lee’s sword and my handing it back, this and much more that has been said about it is… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“General Lee was dressed in a full uniform which was entirely new, and was wearing a sword of considerable value, very likely the sword… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“The great bulk of the legal voters of the South were men who owned no slaves; their homes were generally in the hills and… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“I was afraid, every morning, that I would awake from my sleep to hear that Lee had gone, and that nothing was left but… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“The efforts to kill off politically the two successful generals, made them both candidates for the Presidency. General Taylor was nominated in 1848, and… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“The fact is the constitution did not apply to any such contingency as the one existing from 1861 to 1865. Its framers never dreamed… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works. — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded -Diana, Princess of Wales” — Cathy Lowne Copy Share Image
“I’m not going to deny that I want to fuck you. I can’t promise a future or that I’ll be some sniveling boyfriend who… — D.L. Hess Copy Share Image
I often feel that when people have affairs, it has more to do with something they're searching for in themselves than anything else. — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
“What kind of friendship have you had? Or for that matter...what kind of love affairs?” — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
The U.N. guards the vital principles entrenched in its charter, notably the sovereign equality of states and the inadmissibility of interference in their internal… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
When the Veterans Affairs Department implemented a program to provide home-based health care to veterans with multiple chronic conditions - many of the system's… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image
International affairs is very much run like the mafia. The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn't pay his… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In Stage I, divorces were not allowed, so men's [sexual] affairs did not put women's economic security in jeopardy; in Stage II, affairs could… — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
For most affairs, this eventually becomes the most fundamental of questions, the only one that matters: Do we love each other more than the… — Brady Udall Copy Share Image