Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.

Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead.

That's the thing about running: your greatest runs are rarely measured by racing success. They are moments in time when running allows you to see how wonderful your life it.

Don't try to rush progress. Remember -- a step forward, no matter how small, is a step in the right direction. Keep believing.

Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running.

There are a million reasons why you can't. Focus on the few reasons why you can.

The journey isn't always perfect, but always worth taking.

After we put my son to bed, my husband and I curl up and watch a movie or TV. That's when I finally put up my feet and have my glass of wine and a brownie.

Once you make the decision that you will not fail, the heart and the body will follow.

Racing is the fun part; it's the reward of all the hard work.

Erase from your mind that your preparation must be perfect. Hard work + dedication = a shot at your dreams. Keep believing.

the important people in our lives leave imprints. they may die or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart

The way to success is not a straight line segment. It's a dotted line with little packs of failure filling the potholes of broken edges inbetween.

I learn my world through writing.

I eat at In-N-Out Burger every chance I get.

Your face needs to have character if you're an actor - otherwise you're just a face.

Screenplay is the toughest form of writing for me, because you need to be in present tense. You need to be describing things as they occur.

I don't pretend for a second that I'm that great of a person on a day-to-day basis. I'm a deeply flawed human.

Why is one man richer than another? Because he is more industrious, more persevering and more sagacious.

... think a thought you can accept. "My success is coming to me now," or "all things lead to my success."

The burnt child, urged by rankling ire, Can hardly wait to get back at the fire.