They were courageous people who saw that what we were doing was cutting edge and were willing to make mistakes to help us.
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As John Templeton and the dedicated (and often courageous) people in these endeavors know, these are microsteps toward a macrogoal: a planet that grows not only smaller but also better.
And the reason we brought together some elders and some young people very briefly was not just to visit the Oval Office and see the Emancipation Proclamation, which is going to be on loan to us, but it's also just to remind us that there were some extraordinarily courageous young people like Dr. Dorothy Height, like Mrs.
And again, a more courageous group of people you could not have hoped to know than the families of these crew members.
Best known for helping defeat General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876, Crazy Horse was by all accounts a courageous warrior who inspired his people and others alike.
The United States proudly honors John Sweeney for a lifetime of courageous service on behalf of working people.
He was a larger-than-life personality, courageous role model and pioneer for people battling the debilitating effects of diabetes.
Furthermore, the Prize recognizes his courageous activism, particularly with young people, to promote of non-violence and oppose all forms of discrimination and injustice.
But he also presents a different side of Nigeria: the dedicated human-rights lawyer, the gentle priest, the courageous journalist and a cast of ordinary people struggling to lead decent, honest lives in a country governed by insanity.
"This seemed to me a very brave, courageous decision, " especially because older people often don't recognize their own decline, said Dr. Seth Landefeld, an expert on aging and chairman of medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Lady Liberty's presence and the towers' absence are a constant reminder that here in America we are resilient, we are courageous, we embrace all of our people, and that, when we face our challenges together, there is no barrier we can't overcome, no dream we can't realize, nothing we can't do if we just start acting like Americans again.
So I'm really focusing on making sure people know that they have permission to be courageous.
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And what about the many courageous civil rights leaders who seemingly came out of nowhere: People like Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks.
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General Jones also met with outgoing President Alvaro Uribe to commend him and his government, on behalf of the United States, for his successful eight years in office and courageous leadership in bringing greater security and prosperity to the Colombian people.
Today, the legacy of September 11 is one of rescue workers who rushed to the scene, firefighters who charged up the stairs, passengers who stormed the cockpit -- courageous individuals who put their lives on the line to save people they never knew.
The traits people look for, as I note in Leading So People Will Follow, are far-sighted, passionate, courageous, wise, generous and trustworthy.
They think the American people will believe their use of the debt ceiling as a cudgel was principled and perhaps even courageous.
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