Home / Quotes / Quote by Robert E. Lee

Quote by Robert E. Lee

“I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than the dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all the evils we complain of, and I am willing to sacrifice everything but honor for its preservation.”

Quote by Robert E. Lee

Author

Robert E. Lee, a prominent military officer in American history, was born on January 19, 1807, and died on October 12, 1870. He served as the commanding general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, known for his military skills and loyalty. more

You May Also Like

“With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relative, my children, my home. I have, therefore, resigned my commission in the Army.”

Mind Children War Feelings Home Hands Able Duty Citizens Army Raises Unions Loyalty Devotion My Children Civil War Relative American Citizens Resigned Confederate

Book:Recollections and Letters

Source: Recollections and Letters

“Life is very tough. If you don't laugh, it's tough.”

Ifs Life Is Laughing Tough Beloved Memorable Hillarious

Author:Joan Rivers

“I was not an attractive child. When I didn't use my Girl Scouts uniform as a uniform, I used it as a tent.”

Children Use Used Girl Attractive Memorable Uniforms Tents My Girl Girl Scout

Author:Joan Rivers

“Acting is my true love. I would like to have been a serious actor, and I plan to in the next life. I'm gonna be Meryl Streep Rivers.”

Has Beens Next Actors Acting Plans Serious Rivers Memorable Next Life My True Love

Author:Joan Rivers

“Be a tough-minded optimist.”

Tough Cancer Optimist American Football Breast Cancer

Author:Frosty Westering

“You have opened up the prison gates of my womanhood. And all the passion that was unsatisfied in for me so many years, leaped into a wild reckless storm boundless as the sea.”

Love Years Passion Sea Prison Storm Crush Gates Womanhood Reckless Boundless Unsatisfied

Book:Emma Goldman

Source: Emma Goldman

“I took one look at you That's all I meant to do And my heart stood still.”

Love Looks Heart Stills My Heart Crush I Have A Crush

Author:Lorenz Hart

“I don't know if I'm particularly funny, I mean one of my legs is shorter than the other one, it makes everything look very awkward, so I can just pretty much look like an idiot, but I don't know whether I can be like witty. It could be a problem.”

Ifs Knows Looks Mean I Can Problem Acting Careers Witty Legs Idiot Awkward

Author:Robert Pattinson

“I don't know how many more of these awards I can come up for because I think a little bit is coming out of my pants right now.”

Thinking Knows Littles I Can Bits Acting Careers Know How Right Now Little Bit Come Up Awards Coming Out Pants

Author:Robert Pattinson

“I aspire to be Jack Nicholson. I love his every single mannerism. I used to try and be him in virtually everything I did, I don't know why. I watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest when I was about 13, and I dressed like him. I tried to do his accent. I did everything like him. I think it kind of stuck with me.”

Thinking Knows Trying Kind Used Acting Careers Stuck Accents Aspire Nests Flew Single Man Cuckoos Nicholson Mannerisms One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Author:Robert Pattinson