Goals Aren't Just For Hockey

February 22, 2009 Quote of the Day "The tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach." – Benjamin Mays

 

                              About Benjamin Mays

African-American minister Benjamin Mays laid the foundation for the civil rights movement with his books and speeches and as a mentor to Martin Luther King. He was born in 1894 in South Carolina to tenant farmer parents. His study, The Negro's Church, co-written with Joseph Nicholson, was a groundbreaking look at the black religious experience. Mays served as president of Morehouse College from 1940 to 1967. His work emphasized the inherent dignity in all people. He died in 1984.

With Respect & Gratitude,
                Tom
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