"There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice."

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Source : Ulysses S. Grant (2013). “The Personal Memoirs of General U. S.”, p.20, Simon and Schuster

Ulysses S. Grant

#Men Quotes #Choices Quotes #Important Quotes

“I waited far too long, being optimistic rather than realistic. I also failed to do my homework”
“I have never cared much for people. Most of them are cowards, conformists, muddleheads, moneygrubbers, and they infect each other.”

Source : Cees Nooteboom (2013). “Rituals”, p.38, Hachette UK
“There was a great deal of inbreeding between the Indians and the slaves. Genetically speaking, black people are some part black, some part European.”
“My early book learning came to me as naturally as the seasons in â€¦ the little town in which I grew up. â€¦ Quite early I began to find a special charm in an unpeopled world â€¦ of lava rock and sagebrush desert. â€¦ I was often more purely happy at such times than I think I have ever been since.”

Source : Richard McKenna (1972). “New eyes for old: nonfiction writings”, John F Blair Pub
“Christians well know that the much-decorated statue of the Church, as it now stands, is not of pure chiseled marble, but of clay, cemented together by blood and tears and hardened in the fires of hatred and persecution.”

Source : "Christian Missions: A Triangular Debate, Before the Nineteenth Century Club of New York". The Monist Magazine, Volume 5, 1895.
“I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill, then I lie down, drink a glass of vodka and smoke a cigarette.”
“I can't live without mousse. When my hair is damp I put it at the roots. When I blow dry my hair it makes it so much bouncier. It gives you shampoo commercial hair and makes your blowout so much better.”
“Our supporters support us for one reason, people pray for us for one reason - because of the healing ministry.”

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