The creation of the spiritual was no accident. It was a creation born of necessity, so that the slav...
BENJAMIN MAYS Not failure, but low aim is sin.
BENJAMIN MAYS . . . the circumference of life cannot be rightly drawn until the center is set.
BENJAMIN MAYS It isnt a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
BENJAMIN MAYS The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to rea...
BENJAMIN MAYS Every man and woman is born into the world to do something unique and something distinctive and if h...
BENJAMIN MAYS It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The traged...
BENJAMIN MAYS It isn’t a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to...
BENJAMIN MAYS The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to rea...
BENJAMIN MAYS It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.
BENJAMIN E. MAYS Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.
BENJAMIN E. MAYS For nearly a century, the South made itself believe that Negroes and white people were really commun...
BENJAMIN E. MAYS It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to ca...
BENJAMIN E. MAYS Not failure, but low aim is sin.
BENJAMIN E. MAYS If what is communicated is false, it can hardly be called communication.
BENJAMIN E. MAYS It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tra...
BENJAMIN E. MAYS It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.
BENJAMIN E. MAYS Every man and woman is born into the world to do something unique and something distinctive and if h...
BENJAMIN E. MAYS It isn't a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
BENJAMIN E. MAYS Many well-meaning intelligent people have argued since the May 17, 1954, decision of the United Stat...
BENJAMIN E. MAYS The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too...
BENJAMIN E. MAYS Everything in life takes longer than we think - except life itself.
BENJAMIN E. MAYS It isn’t a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
BENJAMIN E. MAYS It isn’t a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
BENJAMIN E. MAYS . . . the circumference of life cannot be rightly drawn until the center is set.
BENJAMIN E. MAYS It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The traged...
BENJAMIN E. MAYS The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to rea...
BENJAMIN E. MAYS I played with the Birmingham Black Barons. I was making 500 at 14. That was a lot of money in those ...
WILLIE MAYS At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmin...
WILLIE MAYS Broken! Busted! Everybody has something to repair. Before buying new, let Mighty Putty fix it for yo...
BILLY MAYS Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take all the name calling, h...
WILLIE MAYS The best things in life are free- and $19.95.
BILLY MAYS In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared ...
WILLIE MAYS The greatest challenge I think is adjusting to not playing baseball. The reason for that is I had to...
WILLIE MAYS In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared ...
WILLIE MAYS When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field. I used to get there for a two...
WILLIE MAYS One of the things that we hope to do with 'Pitchmen' is to give people an appreciation of wh...
BILLY MAYS My mom was a big 'Smurfs' fan, so she would force me to watch every Saturday morning. I had ...
JAYMA MAYS I don't mean to be bashful, but I was.
WILLIE MAYS If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other t...
WILLIE MAYS I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.
WILLIE MAYS I was a baseball player, I taught baseball, and all of a sudden I was in the business world. Now I u...
WILLIE MAYS I'm a very lucky guy. I had so many people help me over the years that I never had many problems...
WILLIE MAYS Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly is is disguised combat. For a...
WILLIE MAYS I like my friends to be the hitters. The pitchers, they all have the same brain as I do. The hitters...
JOE MAYS When I'm up against a wall, that's when Billy Mays performs best.
BILLY MAYS Hi, Billy Mays here for...
BILLY MAYS There was a lot of playing by myself, wearing last year's Halloween costume and wandering around...
JEFFERSON MAYS Plastic keychain anchors like these can break too easily. It's better to use either heavy straps or ...
DON MAYS Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.
WILLIE MAYS If people want to say Barry is No. 1, they won't get an argument from me. As long as I get to be No....
WILLIE MAYS Hopefully, they can say, "There goes the best baseball player in the world." I honestly believe I di...
WILLIE MAYS Long live your laundry!
BILLY MAYS The universe of mortgage lending has gotten to the point where there is a place in it for everybody.
JOE MAYS When the electricity didn't work, when television didn't work, when the Internet didn't work, when p...
MARK MAYS We recorded it at Landmark Studios in Chesapeake, Ohio. We made 100 CDs and only have 10 left.
BLAIR MAYS My voice, my likeness is my livelihood. That's it. I keep it simple. I pick good products.
BILLY MAYS They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.
WILLIE MAYS In 1950, when the Giants signed me, they gave me $15,000. I bought a 1950 Mercury. I couldn't dr...
WILLIE MAYS Some actors start with the right shoes. I start with the right hats.
JEFFERSON MAYS It's a funny business. I kind of compare it to baseball. I'm always looking for a home run.
BILLY MAYS You can't leave Mickey (Mantle) off. Mickey would have to be in there.
WILLIE MAYS The home-field advantage in baseball, to me, I don't understand. I had to play as well on the road a...
WILLIE MAYS Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was.
WILLIE MAYS We knew we had to keep playing until the game was decided one way or the other. We played 10, 15 inn...
WILLIE MAYS I don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em.
WILLIE MAYS Youngsters of Little League can survive undercoaching a lot better than overcoaching.
WILLIE MAYS A voluntary UL standard requires that the units remain upright when placed on a ten-degree angle and...
DON MAYS Intelligence is taken, wisdom is given, common sense is and remains yours.
HOSEA MAYS James Lewis was the first athlete I ever coached who really touched my heart. He was a special, spec...
DALE MAYS I classify players as good, great and warriors. James was a warrior. And he took care of so many tea...
DALE MAYS We believe what we are singing about. Our church has also been so supportive and so good to us.
BLAIR MAYS We sound a lot better since Jared joined us.
BLAIR MAYS Our choir director would always have us sing the slow, serious songs. You know, the songs that have ...
BLAIR MAYS Our preacher always signs his letters, From the Riverbank. We liked that.
BLAIR MAYS The really strong cards from the original game started in the few-dollars range. The Black Lotus one...
TED MAYS He was surprised Conrad would be in Indianapolis. This is just one of the few of however many there ...
WILLIAM MAYS Anytime you win, you hear about the old school pride. That's really all it is -- winning.
COREY MAYS James Lewis and those other kids in '78, '79 and '80 laid the groundwork for our state championship ...
DALE MAYS It's not hard. When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.
WILLIE MAYS People talk about that catch and, I've said this many times, that I've made better catches t...
WILLIE MAYS You know what, rip me off once, shame on me. But twice? I'm coming after you and taking back wha...
BILLY MAYS The boys were just 15, 16 years old, cutting up when we walked into the room. It got a little quiete...
DALE MAYS When he was little, I made sure my son, Aaron, met James and listened to our conversations. I wanted...
DALE MAYS With the rising costs of second homes, fractional ownership is really an affordable alternative.
KEVIN MAYS We are doing both fractional and whole ownership.
KEVIN MAYS This morning I was laughing at my cat who was running up the stairs and slipped, and pretended like ...
JAYMA MAYS The most common cause of death is when people leave a generator running in an enclosed space.
DON MAYS And the sides are soft, so it's very easy for children ages 2 and 3 who can't swim to lean and flip ...
DON MAYS Portable generators are responsible for other injuries such as electrical shock injuries, or even bu...
DON MAYS A young child will open up a drawer on a dresser like this to try to climb up to reach something at ...
DON MAYS Each year about 10 to 20 people die after being entrapped in the trunk of a car. And it's not just k...
DON MAYS It may not be a very hard test to pass. It may not be enough protection in event of a rollover.
DON MAYS I don't know what we did without Velcro in the American theater. It's a miracle substance! P...
JEFFERSON MAYS They've got Duke, McLean and Thomas going and then the guys around them don't make many mistakes. Wh...
ERICK MAYS They can just fill it up. We lean on both of them for scoring, and they play well together.
ERICK MAYS It was their worst shooting performance by far. There are nights like that sometimes, but that's whe...
ERICK MAYS He's definitely Division I material. The real key for him is to play with Boo Williams Summer League...
ERICK MAYS That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but I had the knowl...
WILLIE MAYS I definitely know that I'm quirky. I know that I'm different. Red hair definitely made me di...
JAYMA MAYS Just had a close call landing in Tampa. The tires blew out upon landing.
BILLY MAYS We were lucky it happened during the daytime. The smoke detectors never went off - they just melted....
DARRELL MAYS You are anticipating the take em. From the guide just waiting and anticipating. Soon as he calls, yo...
DARRELL MAYS We want to show people what we're about. You do that by winning.
COREY MAYS We all knew about the task ahead of us, but we didn't know about the task ahead of us. It was kind o...
COREY MAYS We just didn't take care of business.
COREY MAYS We focused on ourselves and the players at Washington. We respect Coach Willingham, but at the end o...
COREY MAYS We're just trying to show the country who we are.
COREY MAYS It has been difficult, but I just want to support my team. We're all good friends. This is a steppin...
JAMES MAYS It was not a commercial piece. It was an in-kind for people who wanted a piece of history. They want...
JAMES MAYS I can tell you that Darrell is looking forward to his visit to Kansas,
JAMES MAYS The in-home visit with Bill Self went well. Actually, the visit went extremely well. The staff did a...
JAMES MAYS Kansas has a great shot with Darrell.
JAMES MAYS The infomercial business has been good to me.
BILLY MAYS Stuck in the plane on the runway. You can always count on US Air.
BILLY MAYS I've done well for myself.
BILLY MAYS I enjoy what I do. I think it shows.
BILLY MAYS I'm a pitchman, my business comes from the pitch, nothing else.
BILLY MAYS Life's a pitch, then you buy.
BILLY MAYS I love beautiful wood.
BILLY MAYS It's important for me to sell a product that works.
BILLY MAYS Is it demonstratable? Does it have that wow factor? Is it easy to use? Is it priced right?
BILLY MAYS Before you throw it away, let Mighty Mendit save the day.
BILLY MAYS I don't take on a product unless I believe in it. I use everything that I sell.
BILLY MAYS The best things in life are free - and $19.95.
BILLY MAYS We hear a lot of about the impending economic recession, but that does not imply an ad recession. In...
LOWRY MAYS We are quite pleased with our results for the quarter and continue to believe that we have a powerfu...
LOWRY MAYS This transaction gives us more overlap with our broadcasting operations, which ultimately enables us...
LOWRY MAYS When combined with previously completed repurchases of nearly $1 billion this share repurchase autho...
MARK MAYS We have reduced our inventory capacity approximately 20%, and thus we have to continue to focus on i...
MARK MAYS We have allowed ourselves as much flexibility as we can. We believe it's in our shareholders' intere...
MARK MAYS We continued to make progress in each of our businesses in the third quarter. For the second consecu...
MARK MAYS The kids who attend the academies aren't going to step down when they go to college (here). This wil...
LARRY MAYS We'll have all the bells and whistles. This is a place where when a recruit walks in the door he'll ...
LARRY MAYS The crux of the matter as we saw it is that it's censorship. It's a great thing (the students) are e...
LARRY MAYS I have two children who are currently very rooted in their community.
LORETTA MAYS I'm just really excited to be working with people who work together for the betterment of a communit...
LORETTA MAYS I was just walking through the door from the grocery store. I had felt really good about the intervi...
LORETTA MAYS We are not surprised (at being 4-1). We came in and expected to be real good. We lost a terrible hea...
KIRK MAYS No one expected us to win this football game, so that got our kids pumped up for this game. We had s...
KIRK MAYS We hope that doesn't come true again. We have a really tough region and I hope we are moving in the ...
KIRK MAYS We knew that we couldn't run the ball outside and we had to get the ball in between the tackles, bec...
KIRK MAYS It was a great pitch. It was the right pitch. He just went out of the strike zone to get it. That's ...
JOE MAYS Things can only go uphill from here. They can't go any lower than that.
JOE MAYS Hearing the boos for Sweeney, that's poor. He does a lot around here -- the fans need to back off a ...
JOE MAYS They came out swinging early and often. It was good to get here in this park and try to get the jitt...
JOE MAYS It felt good. I was just trying to throw strikes.
JOE MAYS They'd have their big dogs in there. No reason to show them everything you have.
JOE MAYS Interest only is also real popular.
JOE MAYS He stays in the game. He knows the scoreboard, the situation. He knows the game and he's energetic b...
JOE MAYS Get my velocity back up -- it was down a little.
JOE MAYS There are guys out here that are older, younger, shorter, taller, than me. But we all get a chance t...
JOEL MAYS It's a good workout and gives me a chance to play other guys that I would not necessarily ever get t...
JOEL MAYS We have coaches on staff who are out there every Saturday working with the kids. And our season is d...
MATT MAYS Sometimes, there's only so much you can do. All we can do is hold out a hand and hope they grab hold...
WHITNEY MAYS My name gives me a little more publicity, but there is some pressure living up to the standards of a...
WILLIE MAYS We have so many military families in our area, and this is a way to just stay proactive and give sup...
YVETTE B. MAYS Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.
WALTER BENJAMIN Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN When and under what conditions is the black man to have a free ballot? When is he in fact to have th...
BENJAMIN HARRISON Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.
BENJAMIN JOWETT If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, th...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's passion borders on the chaos of memori...
WALTER BENJAMIN All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.
WALTER BENJAMIN All disgust is originally disgust at touching.
WALTER BENJAMIN Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life o...
BENJAMIN DISRAELI There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no m...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN When the well is dry, they know the worth of water.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reas...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN You can bear your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife?
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN A child thinks 20 shillings and 20 years can scarce ever be spent.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN He that has not got a wife is not yet a complete man.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the laz...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN When you're finished changing, you're finished.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN An egg today is better than a hen to-morrow.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN When in doubt, don't.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Lost time is never found again.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in...
BENJAMIN HARRISON A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Distrust and caution are the parents of security.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN I have a ton of videos on MySpace and YouTube.
OWEN BENJAMIN I was 6, and I was in the opera 'Carmen.' My dad sang opera and got me into the children'...
OWEN BENJAMIN