Follow the stroke - or be the stroke that the rest can follow.

When eight row together with swing the boat becomes the ninth rower.

Fitness - Focus - Form.

The hardest part of rowing properly: Eyes and Minds in The Boat!

The concentration of all seven behind the stroke should be so strong that you know by feel when that stroke has varied his style or rating without the cox announcing it.

Still loving the sport; still working on the focus.

Let the boat work - and not me!

The man who sees both sides of a question is a man who sees absolutely nothing.

Is your division of Understanding into Greater and Lesser common to all Sufis? Nothing which is put into words is common to all Sufis.

When we spend time with people who live in extreme poverty, and we listen to their stories, it creates dignity and connectedness - something they usually lack.

I did it for the money. But its not worth much if you cant face yourself in the mirror. Respect is the ultimate currency.

But my Arabic is pretty good. It's good enough to have conversations with people, to understand what they say, to understand what they're feeling.

Michael Koryta's THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is an absolutely thrilling read. I read most of it with my breath held, occasionally exhaling to ask myself, 'What will happen next?' I highly recommend it.

Nobody's ever said that pins are a tool of diplomacy.

Like other presidents before him, Barack Obama inherited a recession. But unlike them, he has made it worse, not better.

People die, but money never does.

True Blood' is amazing. I have to give a shout out to 'Melrose Place' because I do watch. I love 'Entourage.' One of my favorite shows back in the day was 'Friday Night Lights.