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.

. . . the circumference of life cannot be rightly drawn until the center is set.

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.

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.

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.

The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach