It isn't a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
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.
Benjamin E. MaysWhatever you do, do it so well that people looking on will feel that the task was reserved especially for you by God Himself.
Benjamin E. MaysFor 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