The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach
BENJAMIN E. MAYSIt 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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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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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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A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.
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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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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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I believe everyone is born into the world to do something unique and distinctive.
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If what is communicated is false, it can hardly be called communication.
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The tragedy of this life is not failure, but low aim.
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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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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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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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Failure isn’t in not reaching your goal but in having no goal to reach.
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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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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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