He who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front.

He who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front.

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.

Failure isn't in not reaching your goal but in having no goal to reach.

The tragedy of this life is not failure, but low aim.

It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture.

It isn't a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.