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.
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.
Whatever you do,strive to do it so well that no man living and no man dead and no man yet to be born could do it any better.
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.
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.
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.
Whatever you do, do it so well that people looking on will feel that the task was reserved especially for you by God Himself.
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.
He who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front.
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.
You have the ability, now apply yourself.
A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.
[H]owever hard the road, however difficult today, tomorrow things will be better. Tomorrow may not be better, but we must believe that it will be.
Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.
It isn't a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
The tragedy of this life is not failure, but low aim.
I believe everyone is born into the world to do something unique and distinctive.
Failure isn't in not reaching your goal but in having no goal to reach.
