Ulysses Klaw Quotes

As you grow older; keeping warm becomes more important than looking good. ~ Ulysses Brave

My judgment now is that he was vacillating and undecided in his actions. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I know only two tunes. One of them is 'Yankee Doodle' the other isn't. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

His presence soon restored confidence. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

When Ulysses hears his own story sung by an epic poet and then he reveals his identity and the poet wants to continue singing, Ulysses isn't interested any longer. That's very astonishing. ~ Raymond Queneau

Making friendships outside your immediate community will bring fresh perspectives on life. It is always more difficult to eat a friend. ~ Ulysses Brave

Forgiving those who hurt us is the key to personal peace. ~ Ulysses G. Weatherly

To maintain peace in the future it is necessary to be prepared for war. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Inner beauty lasts longer than the more obvious seductions, so throw away the miniskirt and thigh-length boots. ~ Ulysses Brave

Life often presents you with difficult choices. But who made up the rules? Why choose at all? ~ Ulysses Brave

I felt that 15,000 men on the 8th would be more effective than 50,000 a month later. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The problem for us was to move forward to a decisive victory, or our cause was lost. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I will raid the arsenal and start a war to end slavery. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Treat each other with respect, even if other people can only look at the colour of your eyes. ~ Ulysses Brave

I will not move my army without onions. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

God gave us Lincoln and Liberty, let us fight for both. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

This gentleman is known the width and breadth of the comics world as that bastard Klaw. ~ Michael Moorcock

Each Australian is a Ulysses. ~ Christina Stead

It is men who wait to be selected, and not those who seek, from whom we may expect the most efficient service. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Ah, you know my weaknesses
my children and my horses. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, accomplished. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The work of a queasy undergraduate scratching his pimples.
[on James Joyce's Ulysses] ~ Virginia Woolf

Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The reason [Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts] doesn't believe in the Bible is because he didn't write it himself. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

But the Nation had already become restless and discouraged at the prolongation of the war, and many believed that it would never terminate except by compromise. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Venice would be a fine city if it were only drained. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Let us have peace. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticized. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

It [Joyce's "Ulysses"] plays on the reader's sympathies to his own undoing unless sleep kindly intervenes and puts a stop to this drain of energy. Arrived at page 135, after making several heroic efforts to get at the book, to "do it justice", as the phrase goes, I fell at last into profound slumber. ~ C. G. Jung

In politics I am growing indifferent - I would like it, if I could now return to my planting and books at home ~ Ulysses S. Grant

All secret oath-bound political parties are dangerous to any nation, no matter how pure or how patriotic the motives and principles which first bring them together. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

As time passes, people, even of the South, will begin to wonder how it was possible that their ancestors ever fought for or justified institutions which acknowledged the right of property in man. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Retreat? NO. I propose to attach at daylight and whip them. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I believe . . . that if our country ever comes into trial again, young men will spring up equal to the occasion, and if one fails, there will be another to take his place. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Our great modern Republic. May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The theory of government changes with general progress. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I suppose this work is part of the devil that is in us all. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Lee's army will be your objective point. Wherever Lee goes, there you will go also. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Wherever the enemy goes let our troops go also. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I think perhaps the greatest book ever written was Ulysses by James Joyce. ~ Frederick Lenz

There is nothing more I should do to it now, and therefore I am not likely to be more ready to go than at this moment. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

But my considered opinion, after long reflection, is that, whilst in many places the effect of "Ulysses" on the reader undoubtedly is somewhat emetic, nowhere does it tend to be an aphrodisiac. ~ John Munro Woolsey

It does look like a very good exercise. But what is the little white ball for? ~ Ulysses S. Grant

There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar the church and the private school supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Who is more real? Homer or Ulysses? Shakespeare or Hamlet? Burroughs or Tarzan? ~ Robert A. Heinlein

Small children can be startled by the most mundane of noises. A car door from a distance can sound like the sky falling down when heard for the very first time. ~ Ulysses Brave

I thought how little interest the men before me had in the results of the war, and how little knowledge they had of "what it was all about. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses could have done with a good editor. You know people are always putting Ulysses in the top 10 books ever written but I doubt that any of those people were really moved by it. ~ Roddy Doyle

Really, Mr. Lincoln, I have had enough of this show business. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

No theory of my own will ever stand in the way of my executing, in good faith, any order I may receive from those in authority over me. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I recall a most ingenious piece in a Wisconsin quarterly some years ago in which 'The Recognitions' ' debt to 'Ulysses' was established in such minute detail I was doubtful of my own firm recollection of never having read 'Ulysses. ~ William Gaddis

War is progressive because all instruments of war are progressive. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

It will be all right if it turns out all right. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Quit thinking about what Bobby Lee's gonna do to us and start thinking about what we're going to do to him. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the army even if I should be graduated, which I did not expect, ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The fact is I think I am a verb instead of a personal pronoun. A verb is anything that signifies to be; to do; or to suffer. I signify all three. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I believe it has never been my misfortune to be placed where I lost my presence of mind--unless indeed it has been where thrown in strange company, particularly of ladies. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The colored man has been accustomed all his life to lean on the white man, and if a good officer is placed over him, he will learn readily and make a good soldier. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Correspondents of the press were ever on hand to hear every word dropped, and were not always disposed to report correctly what did not confirm their preconceived notions, either about the conduct of the war or the individuals concerned in it. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I would suggest the taxation of all property equally, whether church or corporation, exempting only the last resting place of the dead and possibly, with proper restrictions, church edifices. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

We're teachers, and we have a commitment." "Commitment to what-to live and die in this hellhole, when we can leave and live like other people? ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Ajax defending his honor when he fought against Troy along with Ulysses, who claimed his actions enabled the Greeks to be victorious. The chiefs side with Ulysses, and Ajax, having lost his honor as a warrior, draws his sword and proclaims:
But this at least is mine, or does Ulysses claim this also for himself? This I must employ against myself; and the sword which has often reeked with Phrygian blood will now reek with its masters, lest any man but Ajax ever conquer Ajax. ~ Ovid

The distant rear of an army engaged in battle is not the best place from which to judge correctly what is going on in front. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The darkest day of my life was the day I heard of Lincoln's assassination. I did not know what it meant. Here was the rebellion put down in the field, and starting up in the gutters... ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I never knew what to do with a paper except to put it in a side pocket or pass it to a clerk who understood it better than I did. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who have helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

My family is American, and has been for generations, in all its branches, direct and collateral ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I never wanted to get out of a place as much as I did to get out of the presidency. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I'm not sure which I dislike more: 'Ulysses' or the James Joyce estate. Admittedly, a few people have got some pleasure from 'Ulysses', but against that, you have to weigh the millions of lives that have been ruined by the futile attempts to read it. ~ Kevin Myers

I believe that our Great Maker is preparing the world, in His own good time, to become one nation, speaking one language, and when armies and navies will be no longer required. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

I used to carry a copy of Ulysses with me everywhere just in case I was knocked down by a bus. It seemed more important than having clean underwear. ~ Craig Raine

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten then he who continues the attack wins. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Village, and it was a long time before I heard the last of it. Boys enjoy the misery of their companions, at least village boys in that day did, and in later life I have found that all adults are not free from the peculiarity. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

If I can leave a single message with the younger generation, it is to lash yourself to the mast, like Ulysses if you must, to escape the siren calls of complacency and indifference. ~ Edward Kennedy

But my later experience has taught me two lessons: first, that things are seen plainer after the events have occurred; second, that the most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticised. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Because the great thing about fairy tales and folk tales is that there is no authentic text. It's not like the text of Paradise Lost or James Joyce's Ulysses, and you have to adhere to that exact text. ~ Philip Pullman

Ulysses He ... saw the dark tangled curls of his bush floating, floating hair of the stream around the limp father of thousands, a languid flatong flower. ~ James Joyce

I leave comparisons to history, claiming only that I have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do what was right, constitutional, within the law, and for the very best interests of the whole people. Failures have been errors of judgment, not of intent. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

While a battle is raging one can see his enemy mowed down by the thousand, or the ten thousand, with great composure; but after the battle these scenes are distressing, and one is naturally disposed to do as much to alleviate the suffering of an enemy as a friend. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Sometimes great, banned works defy the censor's description and impose themselves on the world - 'Ulysses,' 'Lolita,' the 'Arabian Nights.' ~ Salman Rushdie

Jesse has a new dog. You may have noticed that his former pets have been peculiarly unfortunate. When this dog dies every employee in the White House will be at once discharged. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The Northern press, as a whole, did not discourage these claims; a portion of it always magnified rebel success and belittled ours, while another portion, most sincerely earnest in their desire for the preservation of the Union and the overwhelming success of the Federal armies, would nevertheless generally express dissatisfaction with whatever victories were gained because they ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The long-continued and useful public service and eminent purity of character of the deceased ex-President will be remembered. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of oppression, if they are strong enough, whether by withdrawal from it, or by overthrowing it and substituting a government more acceptable. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

As soon as slavery fired upon the flag it was felt, we all felt, even those who did not object to slaves, that slavery must be destroyed. We felt that it was a stain to the Union that men should be bought and sold like cattle. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The Jews are a class violating every regulation of trade established by the Treasury Department, and also department orders and are herein expelled from the department within 24 hours from receipt of this order. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

A glorious place, a glorious age, I tell you! A very Neon renaissance - And the myths that actually touched you at that time - not Hercules, Orpheus, Ulysses and Aeneas - but Superman, Captain Marvel, and Batman. ~ Tom Wolfe

England and the United States are natural allies, and should be the best of friends. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

The only person I did bondage for was Irving Klaw and his sister Paula. Usually they would shoot four or five models every Saturday. He wouldn't pay for the regular pictures unless we did some bondage. So I did bondage shots to get paid for the other photos. ~ Bettie Page