Each runner's capacity to absorb hard training is different. Find your own unique level of comfort and success will be yours.

There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.

Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem.

Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.

Hills. We love them. We hate them. They make us strong. They make us weak. Today I chose to embrace hills.

It is not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.

Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.

We all have bad days and bad workouts, when running gets ugly, when split times seem slow, when you wonder why you started. It will pass.

The most important day in any running program is rest. Rest days give your muscles time to recover so you can run again. Your muscles build in strength as you rest.

I run, therefore I am. And given the years improved fitness adds to our lives, if I did not run, maybe I would no longer be.

Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you can judge your performance. Avoid letting others sit in judgment of you.

Only the spirit nourishes the soul.

A joyful soul, a grateful spirit full of love and light!

Call attention to your strengths instead of pointing out your weaknesses.

The devout life does not solely entail living as a monk or ascetic, though that is fine. The devout life requires bringing God into all things.

It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right.

Let me be dressed fine as I will Flies worms and flowers exceed me still.

I thought of learning cinematography, so I assisted a cinematographer for an ad.

I never dreamed I'd like any city as well as London. San Francisco is exciting, moody, exhilarating. I even love the muted fogs.

Every now and then I love to invest in a company that may not set the world on fire, but has the chance to establish itself, create jobs and have a positive impact.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.