Occupation: Critic Birth: August 1, 1894 Death: March 28, 1984
. . . the circumference of life cannot be rightly drawn until the center is set..
Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other..
[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..
I believe everyone is born into the world to do something unique and distinctive..
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..
It isn't a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for..
A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things..
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..
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 p….
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 ….
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….
You have the ability, now apply yourself..
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..
The creation of the spiritual was no accident. It was a creation born of necessity, so that the slave might more adequately adjust himself to the con….
In this perilous world, if a black boy wanted to live a halfway normal life and die a natural death he had to learn early the art of how to get along….
Whatever you do, do it so well that people looking on will feel that the task was reserved especially for you by God Himself..
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 unfulf….
Many well-meaning intelligent people have argued since the May 17, 1954, decision of the United States Supreme Court outlawing segregation in the pub….
It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream..