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!

- Abraham Lincoln

topic: War, Alcohol, Ulysses's Grant, During The Civil War

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

- Mark Twain

topic: Marriage, Military, Ulysses's Grant, Ulysses

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.

- Dan Rather

topic: Book, Thinking, Presidential, Ulysses, Gold Standard

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.

- Stephen F. Hayes

topic: America, Chinese, Ulysses's Grant, United States Economy

Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know.

- Sarah Vowell

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

topic: Caring, Nerd, Too Much, Caring Too Much, Ulysses's Grant