Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

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My advice is find fuel in failure. Sometimes failure gets you closer to where you want to be.

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What I've done in this older part of my life is I started foundation called 261 Fearless, named after my old ,1967 Boston Marathon, bib number.I thought we could create training and a communicative, non-judgmental platform, in a movement to let them know they're not alone. Then fearless women can reach out to help women who are fearful and take that first step using the vehicle of running because it's transformational. It works for every woman every time.

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When the impossible has been eliminated, all that remains no matter how improbable is possible.

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Life is meant to be a celebration! It shouldn't be necessary to set aside special times to remind us of this fact. Wise is the person who finds a reason to make every day a special one.

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I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

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Freedom, by definition, is people realizing that they are their own leaders. — Diane Nash

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Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are.

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Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.

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Change your thoughts and you change your world. — Norman Vincent Peale

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