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Quotes by Woodrow T. Wilson

Woodrow T. Wilson

“We grow by our dreams.”

“There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality.”

“Dreams do come true if you keep believing in yourself. Anything is possible.”

“You must act in your friend’s interest whether it pleases him or not; the object of love is to serve, not to win.”

“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axison which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, withoutrushing toward the future. Live the actual moment.Only this moment is life.”

“Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.”

“Never wish life were easier, wish that you were better.”

“Its not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.”

“Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Thosethat focus on value creation will thrive.”

“When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid morefor what we do.”

“If we dont stand up for children, then we dont stand for much.”

“The man form is higher than the angel form; of all forms it is the highest. Man is the highest being in creation, because he aspires to freedom.”

“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people,can transform the world.”

“Wilson was once asked how long it took him to write a speech. He answered, That depends. If I am to speak 10 minutes, I need a week for preparation. If 15 minutes, 3 days. If half hour, two days. If an hour, I am ready now.”

“The best way to make a good speech is to have a good beginning and a good ending - and have them close together”

“We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.”

“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.”

“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”

“Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it... The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.”

“The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say.”