Carolina QuotesWe grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter's evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.
Woodrow Wilson Connected to the Carolinas
Source
As quoted by Thomas A. Bruno in Take your dreams and Run (South Plainfield: Bridge, 1984), p. 2-3. Source: Dr. Preston Williams (2002): By the Way - A Snapshot Diagnosis of the Inner-City Dilemma, p. 38-39. Xulun Press, Fairfax, Virginia
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- 1984
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- p. 2-3
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“We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see …” Woodrow Wilson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-96ACE80A5B. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/96ace80a5b
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