I actually got a nice surprise about being a mother because I expected it to be harder and to have to make more adaptations.

Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

Never set limits, go after your dreams, don't be afraid to push the boundaries. And laugh a lot - it's good for you!

You can be strong and true to yourself without being rude or loud.

Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere

I am not going to let Athens affect the rest of my life.

As an athlete, there are advantages being with a team and getting regular physio...

I deliberately returned slowly to training after Raphael was born and everything, apart from being bitten by a dog while out training in Monaco at the beginning of the year, has gone pretty well.

Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.

From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.

Actually I don't choose to expose myself in public. I choose to compete; the other side just comes with the package.

The criticism hurts sometimes and I worry about the effect on my family.

A lot of people in a LA need to take a break from taking a break.

There will have to be times when I'm not conducting because I'm composing. I haven't solved that problem, and perhaps I never will.

The close and thoughtful observer more and more learns to recognize his limitations. He realizes that with the steady growth of knowledge more and more new problems keep on emerging.

Love is a light that shines from heart to heart.

Selection aims not only at simplifying but at weeding out what is undesirable.

There's only now, there's only here. Give in to love, or live in fear. No other path, no other way, no day but today.

That bad manners are so prevalent in the world is the fault of good manners.

There's going to be this realm of Platonic forms and then there's going to be this single mind, the 'nous', which grasps them.

Personal happiness is so important, most choose to let someone else take care of it.