Don't wait until you get hungry to eat. Eating throughout the day is best. And obviously sleep is important.

Like the marathon, life can sometimes be difficult, challenging and present obstacles, however if you believe in your dreams and never ever give up, things will turn out for the best.

But I also realize that winning doesn't always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.

Most of us have enough areas in our lives where we have to meet others' expectations. Let your running be about your own hopes and dreams.

Once you've committed yourself to something, pace yourself to the finish line.

Nobody said it's going to be easy. You have to dig into yourself. Think about your family. Think about the journey itself. THINK IN THE MOMENT.

You know it's going to hurt, you know you are going to struggle, but you Have to work on your form, stay upright, the sooner you get there the sooner the pain is over.

The beauty of my sport is that you can do it from anywhere.

I run in Central Park, I love that place. That's the beauty of running, I had my jacket, my tight and my gloves - my gloves never leave my backpack. Just in case.

I think [my kids] are runners. They definitely have the background. I try to help them as much as I can.

A wise man is closer to God than a fool will ever be to himself.

Dig anywhere in the earth and you will find a treasure, only you must dig with the faith of a peasant.

In preaching conservative doctrine, Goldwater's jeremiads seemed to be preaching the end of the old world, while Reagan's pep talks seemed to trumpet the beginning of a new one.

You don't just go to the studio and say, 'I'm going to write a hit.' It becomes a hit when people like your compositions.

For the first time in history, we declared war without financing it. Americans have not been asked to pay for it through taxes.

I have always thought the suicide should bump off at least one swine before taking off for parts unknown.

But still, it looked completely natural, as if we had been kissing at the ends of sentences for ages, while the rest of the world was still hung up on punctuation.

Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure.

You have the power to help people become winners.

I go on vacation strictly to relax - to kick back with a good book and do nothing else but read, sleep and eat.