The only thing I want to sponsor is cancer, and cancer can be beaten. Not any other product. And I hope nobody tries to use me, because I won't let them.
Terry FoxRead
If you’ve given a dollar, you are part of the Marathon of Hope .
Interpretation
Giving to a cause, no matter how small, contributes to the larger effort.
This quote by Terry Fox emphasizes the importance of every contribution, no matter how minor it may seem. By equating a simple act of giving a dollar to being part of a significant movement, Fox inspires individuals to recognize that their support, no matter the size, is crucial in the collective pursuit of hope and change.
In practice
In a fundraiser speech, emphasizing the impact of even small donations.
The only thing I want to sponsor is cancer, and cancer can be beaten. Not any other product. And I hope nobody tries to use me, because I won't let them.
Who would have thought it would be possible to run across Canada on one leg, eh? I wanted to try the impossible and show that it could be done.
Even if I don't finish, we need others to continue. It's got to keep going without me.
I bet some of you feel sorry for me. Well don't. Having an artificial leg has its advantages. I've broken my right knee many times and it doesn't hurt a bit.
Twenty-six miles is now my daily minimum.
I've said to people before that I'm going to do my very best to make it, and I'm not going to give up. And that's true. But I might not make it. And if I don't make it, the Marathon of Hope better continue.
Whether our feet are compressed in iron shoes, our faces hidden with veils and masks; whether yoked with cows to draw the plow through its furrows, or classed with idiots, lunatics and criminals in the laws and constitutions of the State, the principle is the same; for the humiliations of the spirit are as real as the visible badges of servitude.
Those who put their lives on the line overseas are undoubtedly American heroes, but it's time for us to remember that those who serve in civilian life also embody the American spirit and are worthy of our praise as well.
Strength, both physical and spiritual, is the product of struggle!
It never gets easier to tell your story. Each time you speak it, you relive it.
I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.
Nobody cares if you're black, white, straight, gay, Christian, Jewish, whatever it may be. When you step on that field, you're a member, in my case, the 49ers. That's your job, your occupation.
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