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.
Down South, there was the old 'ladies-don't-do-such-things' way of thinking. You couldn't be a lady and a good athlete at the same time.
It was very bad if the council had resorted to recruiting men. By tradition men were our last line of defence, their physical strength bent towards the single and most important task of protecting our homes and children. This meant the council had decided that our only defence was to defeat the enemy, period. Anything else meant the end of Darre.
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint.
People used to stare at me when I was growing up because I was in a wheelchair, and I hated it. Now they're staring at me because they know me. How amazing is that? It's 'Oh, that's Dylan!' Not, 'Oh, there's a guy in a wheelchair.'
Only the strong go crazy. The weak just go along.
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