“[Grant] revealed a resilience and determination in the face of frustration and failure. He never gave up, he just turned to something else, tried to be resourceful, never abandoning hope, always taking whatever he needed to do.”Tagged: Obstacles
“When [Grant] begins a campaign, he fixes his mind what is the true objective point and abandons all minor ones. If his plan works wrong he is never disconcerted, but promptly devises a new one and is sure he will win in the end.”Tagged: Obstacles
“[Grant was] all absorbed, all-observant, silently inscrutable, he controls and moves his armies as he does his horse.”Tagged: Obstacles
“Grant's ability to keep moving on, to overcome obstacles, to prevail somehow, someway, was a testament to some inner strength that weathered periods of difficulty, depression, and self-doubt.”Tagged: Obstacles