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

It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.