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Benjamin E. Mays Quotes

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

Benjamin E. Mays

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: american
Birth: August 1, 1895 - 1984

Topics

Communication Integrity Truth Respect

A well-seasoned and properly cleaned wok will always have micro-pores in the metal that hold some oil or food particulate, etc. - that's a good thing.

Good Food Will Oil Always Hold

I'm comfortable in my skin, and for my look to be celebrated is great.

Great Look Skin Comfortable

Substantive and procedural law benefits and protects landlords over tenants, creditors over debtors, lenders over borrowers, and the poor are seldom among the favored parties.

Law Poor Over Benefits Seldom Among

I belong in America more than South Africa. I can't remember the feeling of living there anymore. It's like it was in another life. That's sad in a way. It is my country. It's where I grew up. You don't know what it's like to have these negative feelings about your homeland. There are roots you can't escape.

Life Sad Roots Negative America You

I think I've got to go back to 'Someone to Watch Over Me.' I think it's a perfectly written song. I really do. I think it's one of the great songs in the American Songbook, and it speaks to love in its simplest and purest form.

Love Great Me Song Think American

You gotta call it out first; it always has to be called out when we need social change, but this is how social change happens: you call it out. People had to call out child labor. People had to call out, 'Hey time's up; we need to vote. We live in this country.' People had to call out 'time's up' on enslaving people, you know.

Change Live Time Child People You

We've all seen the power music has to spread messages of solidarity and hope.

Music Hope Power Solidarity Spread

I do believe in the energy and the productivity of the American business world.

Business World Believe Energy

There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.

Anthony Trollope

Night Done Never Presence Salmon

If you don't have a tonne of optimism, you're not going to make it... you won't be able to evangelise to everyone else. On the other hand, if you aren't constantly paranoid about what can go wrong and put plans in place, then you're going to get bitten at some point.

Optimism You Wrong Place Plans Hand

You're much better off as a love goddess to die around the age of 40.

Love Age Better Die You Goddess

You can always boil down the life of a musician to touring, playing, and writing.

Life Writing You Down Always Boil

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