Elizabeth May - I ran for parliament in 1980 a...

I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger. Harriet Tubman

Lost Ran Say Never Most Underground Track Passenger Years Off Conductor Conductors Train Eight Railroad

Even if the most ethical people were elected to high position and we ran out of resources, there would still be lying, cheating, stealing, and corruption. It is not ethical people that are needed but rather a way of intelligently managing the Earth's resources for everyone's well-being. Jacque Fresco

Corruption People Cheating Lying Everyone Ran Resources Earth Way Out High Would Rather Stealing Most Well-Being Still Were Managing Elected Ethical Even Needed Position

Coming home, we stopped for a bite to eat and ran into a confused waitress. Had a heart-rending time trying to speak the Words of Life to her, and as I think of all this country now, many just as confused, and more so, I realized that the 39th Street bus is as much a mission field as Africa ever was. Jim Elliot

Life Time Home Words Confused Speak Country Field Think Ran Bite Eat More Had Mission Coming Coming Home Waitress Trying Just Stopped Africa Bus Realized Much Many Now Ever Street Her

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened. Wilma Rudolph

Never Give Up Day Every Day Determination Matter Sense Every Else Ran Would Spirit Give Never Up Happened Acquired

For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did. Sally Ride

Teacher Me Science Girl Parents Encouragement Whatever Ran Counselor Never Stereotype Boy Got Lot Friends Did Succumb Reason Who

I had some eyeglasses. I was walking down the street when suddenly the prescription ran out. Steven Wright

Down Ran Out Some Had Walking Suddenly Street Prescription

When I was seven and we lived in New York, I ran away. I took my dog and started out across the Brooklyn Bridge... I didn't get very far... It's rather difficult to run away in your mother's high heels. Lee Radziwill

Dog Mother Difficult Took Ran Seven Out Run High Brooklyn High Heels Rather New Very Get York New York Heels Far Across Your Bridge Lived Away Started

I ran my fastest marathon in the rain. Bill Rodgers

Rain Ran Marathon Fastest

When I ran the anchor leg to a gold medal with my Canadian teammates Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Robert Esmie in the 4x100-metre relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, it was my responsibility to motivate the guys as unofficial captain and leader. Donovan Bailey

Responsibility Leader Teammates Ran Relay Anchor Unofficial Gilbert Atlanta Guys Robert Motivate Leg Canadian Gold Gold Medal Captain Medal Olympics

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