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.
BENJAMIN E. MAYSHonest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.
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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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Man is what his dreams are.
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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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It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.
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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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The tragedy of this life is not failure, but low aim.
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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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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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You have the ability, now apply yourself.
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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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I believe everyone is born into the world to do something unique and distinctive.
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In this perilous world, if a black boy wanted to live a halfway normal life and die a natural death he had to learn early the art of how to get along with white folks.
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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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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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If what is communicated is false, it can hardly be called communication.
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