Fiona McCrae is a really amazing editor. Really smart and very astute about what a story needs.

Challenge yourself; it’s the only path which leads to growth.

I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice.

I once heard a wise man say there are no perfect men. Only perfect intentions.

How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time.

Don't be different just for different's sake. If you see it differently, function that way. Follow your own muse, always.

How are we going to get rid of racism? Stop talking about it!

Donald Trump is the Honey Boo Boo of rich people.

Attacking People With Disabilities is the Lowest Display of Power I Can Think Of

Never let pride be your guiding principle. Let your accomplishments speak for you.

The highest power is the human mind. That's where God came from and my belief in God is my belief in myself.

I'm a punk rocker. I don't do Christian.

I need a world filled with wonder, with awe, with awful things. I couldn't exist in a world devoid of marvels, even if the marvels are terrible marvels. Even if they frighten me to consider them.

I understand that if you're a kid in Indonesia, you need to smoke because you just got off work at the Nike factory.

Success at anything will always come down to this: focus & effort. And we control both.

Discontent is the seed of ethics.

Nobody remembers second place.

There's tons of people with talent; it's the system that's all screwed up.

Hope may or may not be a Thing with Feathers. But it’s definitely a Thing with Claws.

Now I am not running to please sponsors or to be the No.1 U.S. runner. Now I look at each step I get to take as a gift. I run because I love to run. I want to be able to run until I am 90 years old.

Sometimes in this game its as good to be lucky as it is to be good.