Tag: United States
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Elmer Davis: Land of the free
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” ~Elmer Davis.
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George W. Bush: American resolve
“Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” —George W. Bush. Embed from Getty Images
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Woody Allen: Beverly Hills and television shows
“In Beverly Hills, they don’t throw their garbage away. They make it into television shows.” ~Woody Allen Embed from Getty Images
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Ryan Hall: How do you feel?
More than the time, it’s about how you feel – you want to be strong throughout the race.Ryan Hall, U.S. Olympic Marathoner Related articles Ryan Hall: ‘I’m Kind Of In Shock’ (sbnation.com) Ryan Hall and I go way back (hoagiestyle.wordpress.com) Olympics: Stanford’s Ryan Hall drops out of marathon with injury (mercurynews.com) Olympic Marathon: Ryan Hall, […]
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John Wooden: Success
Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. John Wooden, American basketball player and coach
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Abraham Lincoln: Knowing better
“I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better. ” Abraham Lincoln
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Kara Goucher: Progress
Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead. Kara Goucher
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American Indian Proverb: Asleep…
“You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. Navajo” American Indian Proverb
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Abraham Lincoln: Cowards
“To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” —Abraham Lincoln Related articles Cheers to Abraham Lincoln(authenticwinecountry.wordpress.com) Lincoln, Reconstruction in Oxford scholar’s Tuesday talk at Samford University(youralabamagenealogy.wordpress.com) Abraham Lincoln(chasepage.net) How Abraham Lincoln lost his birthday holiday(constitutioncenter.org) Honest Abe’s Birthday(jhcesi.wordpress.com) Minutehound Celebrates Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday(prweb.com) 50 sentences about Abraham Lincoln’s life(constitutioncenter.org) […]
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Martin Luther King Jr: Directly, indirectly
“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality. ” “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment […]
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Frank Shorter: Racing…
Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It’s part of racing. Frank Shorter, U.S. Olympic Marathoner Related articles Experience has taught me (fitfor365.wordpress.com)
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Dean Karnazes: Running
Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived. Dean Karnazes, ultrarunner Related articles Ultramarathon Runner Dean Karnazes Highlights KC Races (fox4kc.com) Dean said I should (findingmyhappypace.com) Three Books I Really Like. (betsymaxwell.com) Dean Karnazes To Represent The Greek Gods In Rock ‘N’ Roll Seattle Marathon (perishablenews.com)
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Abraham Lincoln: Tact
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. –Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the US (1809-1865)
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Stanislaw J. Lec: Beyond America
Who knows what Columbus would have discovered if America hadn’t got in the way. -Stanislaw J. Lec, poet and aphorist (1909-1966) Related articles Columbus’ spirit (triblive.com)
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George Bernard Shaw: Respectability
“The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.” George Bernard Shaw Related articles George Bernard Shaw on communication (kipsthoughts.wordpress.com) Quote For The Day (thekindnesskronicles.wordpress.com)
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Kristin Armstrong: I will
I’m glad to be here right now, poking at my threshold. I want to get more comfortable being uncomfortable. I want to get more confident being uncertain. I don’t want to shrink back just because something isn’t easy. I want to push back, and make more room in the area between I can’t and I […]
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Eleanor Roosevelt: Work
“My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths. ” –—Eleanor Roosevelt Related articles Eleanor Roosevelt’s hands (timpanogos.wordpress.com)
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John Calvin: Hell of a living soul
“The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul. ” —John Calvin
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Doyle Brunson: Man on a mission
“A man with money is no match against a man on a mission. ” Doyle Brunson
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Samuel Johnson: Belief and disbelief
“We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us. ” —Samuel Johnson Related articles Belief and disbelief (teachingsofmasters.wordpress.com) Man’s pride and satisfaction (teachingsofmasters.wordpress.com) Clear your Mind! (hebslimdown.wordpress.com) Quote of the Day – Samuel Johnson on Anticipation (schnik.it) Life’s Too Short~ Believe to Receive! (tammyrowlandcoaching.com)
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Emily Dickinson: Heartbreak
“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain. ” —Emily Dickinson Related articles Heartbreak Tuesday (reflectionsofthe.wordpress.com) Tribute to Emily Dickinson (ahousewithabrokenheart.wordpress.com)
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Ryan Hall: Suffering
Suffering is an extraordinary teacher. Ryan Hall, U.S. Olympic marathoner Related articles Is Olympic Marathoner Ryan Hall Really Coached by God? (cardboardmagazine.wordpress.com) Ryan Hall: Ryan’s Most Innovative Breakthrough Ever – Nissan Innovation for Endurance (the17thman.typepad.com) London 2012 Olympics: Marathon replacement Freya Murray gutted for Radcliffe (thesun.co.uk)
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Benjamin Franklin: Knowledgeable investment
“An investment in knowledge still yields the best returns.” —Benjamin Franklin
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Cicero: Higher humility
“The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk. ” —Cicero Related articles Humility (novemberwest.com) Person: Humility (mattjschell.wordpress.com) Humility (seedsofempowerment.wordpress.com) Person: Humility (cleansedbygod.wordpress.com) Humility: The First of the Lively Virtues (crisismagazine.com) Humility (thedarkglobe.wordpress.com) Week 24: Humility (gavinkirk.wordpress.com)
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Charles Templeton: Christianity
“Christianity does not remove you from the world and its problems; it makes you fit to live in it, triumphantly and usefully. ” —Charles Templeton
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Shelby Harthcock: Love
“Loving someone is easy but losing someone is hard.” —Shelby Harthcock Related articles Loving You…. (milenanik3.wordpress.com) Loving right now… (kerrycooks.wordpress.com)
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