It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.
BENJAMIN E. MAYSIt isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.
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Whatever you do,strive to do it so well that no man living and no man dead and no man yet to be born could do it any better.
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We, today, stand on the shoulders of our predecessors who have gone before us. We, as their successors, must catch the torch of freedom and liberty passed on to us by our ancestors. We cannot lose in this battle.
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If what is communicated is false, it can hardly be called communication.
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A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.
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The circumference of life cannot be rightly drawn until the center is set.
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Whatever you do, do it so well that people looking on will feel that the task was reserved especially for you by God Himself.
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Failure isn’t in not reaching your goal but in having no goal to reach.
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It isn’t a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
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You have the ability, now apply yourself.
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Many well-meaning intelligent people have argued since the May 17, 1954, decision of the United States Supreme Court outlawing segregation in the public schools that communication between the races has broken down.
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Man is what his dreams are.
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Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.
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It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.
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He who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front.
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The tragedy of this life is not failure, but low aim.
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