The circumference of life cannot be rightly drawn until the center is set.
BENJAMIN E. MAYSThe tragedy of this life is not failure, but low aim.
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If what is communicated is false, it can hardly be called communication.
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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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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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You have the ability, now apply yourself.
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The tragedy lies 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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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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Man is what his dreams are.
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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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I believe everyone is born into the world to do something unique and distinctive.
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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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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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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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Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.
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