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 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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Man is what his dreams are.
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The tragedy of this life is not failure, but low aim.
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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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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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It is not your environment, it is you- the quality of your mind, the integrity of your soul and the determination of your will that will decide your future and shape your life.
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The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach
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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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[H]owever hard the road, however difficult today, tomorrow things will be better. Tomorrow may not be better, but we must believe that it will be.
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The tragedy of life is not found in failure but complacency. Not in you doing too much, but doing too little. Not in you living above your means, but below your capacity. It’s not failure but aiming too low, that is life’s greatest tragedy.
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For nearly a century, the South made itself believe that Negroes and white people were really communicating. So convinced of this were the white Southerners that they almost made the nation believe that they, and only they, knew the mind of the Southern Negro.
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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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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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Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.
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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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