It isn’t a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Benjamin E. Mays Read Quote
It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. Benjamin E. Mays Read Quote
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. Benjamin E. Mays Read Quote
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. Benjamin E. Mays Read Quote
It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture. Benjamin E. Mays Read Quote
The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; not in our living above our ability, but rather in our living below our capacities. Benjamin E. Mays Read Quote
Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other. Benjamin E. Mays Read Quote
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. Mays Read Quote
