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.
BENJAMIN E. MAYSFor 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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The tragedy of this life is not failure, but low aim.
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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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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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If what is communicated is false, it can hardly be called communication.
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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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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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A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.
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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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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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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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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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You have the ability, now apply yourself.
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I believe everyone is born into the world to do something unique and distinctive.
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Man is what his dreams are.
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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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