The man with the average mentality, but with control, with a definite goal, and a clear conception of how it can be gained, and above all, with the power of application and labor, wins in the end.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
William Howard Taft on application
William Howard Taft80 quotes“The man with the average mentality, but with control, with a definite goal, and a clear conception of how it can be gained, and above all, with the power of application and labor, wins in the end.”
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William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft The game of baseball is a clean, straight game, and it summons to its presence everybody who enjoys clean, straight athletics. It furnishes amusement to the thousands and thousands.
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down rules of conduct for other people.
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft One cannot always be sure of the truth of what one hears if he happens to be President of the United States.
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft The policy of dollar diplomacy is one that appeals alike to idealistic humanitarian sentiments, to dictates of sound policy, and strategy, and to legitimate commercial aims.
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else.
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft Golf in the interest of good health and good manners. It promotes self-restraint and affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman.
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft The truth is that in my present life I don’t remember that I ever was president.
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft What I am anxious to do is to secure my legislation…. What I want to do is to get through that, and if I can point to a record of usefulness of that kind, I am entirely willing to quit office.
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