For me, running is a lifestyle and an art. I'm more interested in the magic of it than the mechanics.

Running is my meditation, mind flush, cosmic telephone, mood elevator and spiritual communion.

What the mind can believe, you can achieve.

Thanks to the race-day adrenaline rush, any pace will feel easier than normal. So make a conscious effort to hold back in the early miles.

At least in a race you have mile markers and know how long you have to go. Labor is like running as hard as you can without knowing where the finish line is.

It is our duty to ensure we have a peace worth fighting for.

Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of.

Certainly I think the election of John Kennedy and all he stood for was one that really was an inspiration.

If you're playing the character, you could say to yourself in 16 different ways, 'What if that didn't bother me?' 'What if I knew exactly what he was talking about?' 'What if I didn't get excited?'

It's easy to maintain your integrity when no one is offering to buy it out.

Xenophobia is the hatred of foreigners. I don't hate anyone.

If something is not working today, then something better is in store. This surety should be in our mind.

Your latter days are supposed to be greater than your former days.

We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.

Time marks us while we are marking time.