Earth's biggest country 's gut her soul, An' risen up earth's greatest nation.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Fate loves the fearless.

The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Light is the symbol of truth.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

I am the scent that he will follow always, hunting for God.

I'd like to be a more consistent starter. I'd like a smoother transition from crouching to running. I have to learn to relax during a race and how to breathe.

To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.

I don't like people who speak French in public places. This includes the French.

What drives me is that moment of discovery. I love the unknown.

I hope that I am still racing at 50, as long as I can get out of bed.

I don’t look like a lot of other people, you know what I mean? I look like I’m 12.

Well, I'm still looking for Maurice Ashley. My essential qualities. I think that more than anything, I try to do the right thing, I think about doing the right thing.

Many of us spend our lives searching for success when it is usually so close that we can reach out and touch it.

Hanging onto a bad buy will not redeem the purchase.