"All the extraordinary men I have ever..." - Quote by Woodrow Wilson
All the extraordinary men I have ever known were chiefly extraordinary in their own estimation.
More by Woodrow Wilson
“There's not an idea in our heads that has not been worn shiny by someone else's brains.”
“The fewer the desires, the more peace.”
“The example of America must be the example not merely of peace because it will not fight, but of peace because peace is the healing and elevating influence of the world, and strife is not. There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight. There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right.”
More on Humility
“If you fail to honor your people, They will fail to honor you; It is said of a good leader that When the work is done, the aim fulfilled, The people will say, "We did this ourselves."”
“Pray, do not mock me.I am a very foolish fond old man,Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less;And, to deal plainly,I fear I am not in my perfect mind.”
“Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.”
More on Self Perception
“I don't care how nice one is to you, the thing you must always remember is that almost never does he really see you as he sees himself, as he sees his own kind.”
“I don't consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.”
“Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn't have messed with? That's me.”