Man is what his dreams are.
BENJAMIN E. MAYSIt 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.
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The circumference of life cannot be rightly drawn until the center is set.
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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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If what is communicated is false, it can hardly be called communication.
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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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The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream…It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim is sin.
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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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It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture.
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Every man and woman is born into the world to do something unique and something distinctive and if he or she does not do it, it will never be done.
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I believe everyone is born into the world to do something unique and distinctive.
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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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You have the ability, now apply yourself.
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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.
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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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The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach
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It isn’t more light we need, it isn’t more truth, and it isn’t more scientific data. It is more Christ, more courage, more spiritual insight to act on the light we have.
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