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 isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.
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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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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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Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.
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Failure isn’t in not reaching your goal but 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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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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If what is communicated is false, it can hardly be called communication.
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You have the ability, now apply yourself.
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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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The tragedy of this life is not failure, but low aim.
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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 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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The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach
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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 circumference of life cannot be rightly drawn until the center is set.
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