"It is not the years in your life that count. It is the life in your years."
"A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have."
"Every man is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts."
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
"Freedom is the right to choose and to do what is right, not what is wrong."
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
"Power can be very seductive, and it often corrupts those who wield it."
"People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be."
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
"I nominate Ulysses S. Grant, now a major-general in the military service, to be lieutenant-general in the Army of the United States."
"In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 26th instant, I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of War, relative to the reenlistment of veteran volunteers."
"The commanding generals, who have power to act on proceedings of courts-martial in such cases, are authorized in special cases to restore to duty deserters under sentence, when in their judgment the s..."