Ulysses S. Grant Quotes
I am anxious to get as many of these negro regiments as possible, and to have them full, and completely equipped. I am particularly desirous of organizing a regiment of heavy artillery from the negroes, to garrison this place, and shall do so as soon as possible.
Ulysses S. Grant
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I'm not a fan of soccer, for sure not.
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Drink warm water with lemon first thing in the morning. It's a good way to detox and alkalize your body.
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The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.
Napoleon Hill
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Kate Forsyth
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Black Star
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Remember that an answer to a difficulty resides at a higher level than our usual thinking, so seek this loftier level.
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Make a drawing. Start it all over again, trace it. Start it and trace it again.
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I had discovered that a person does not have to be this or be that or be anything, not even oneself. One is free. (2.12).
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Modernist architecture and town planning is inimical to human beings... based on the Darwinian concept that evolution is open ended, that there must always be something new and better.
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If I was a male, I had the right to, when I stepped out the door, take off my shirt. It's not right for the state to ask me to be both male and female. A choice needs to be made. They cannot hold me to both standards.
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I am anxious to get as many of these negro regiments as possible, and to have them full, and completely equipped. I am particularly desirous of organizing a regiment of heavy artillery from the negroes, to garrison this place, and shall do so as soon as possible.
Ulysses S. Grant
