I am a runner because I run. Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I am a runner because I say I am. And no one can tell me I'm not.

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

We run to undo the damage we've done to body and spirit. We run to find some part of ourselves yet undiscovered.

Being inspired is fine for a week, and being motivated might work for a month or so, but to make any lifestyle change last a lifetime, you need dedication.

Focus on where you are instead of where you wish you were. The joy will follow.

I didn't train all that time just to come here and get it over with as fast as I can

Running is not just exercise; it is a lifestyle.

It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination.

The joy is in the journey, not the destination. We have a better chance of seeing where we are when we stop trying to get somewhere else.

I'm not saying running could solve all of the world's problems, but I think it would be a good start.

You already have everything you need to be a long-distance athlete. It's mindset, not miles, that separates those who do from those who dream.

Teetering on the edge of comfortable brings us closer to ourselves and each other.

Slow-slow-quick-quick-slow went her heart.“Damn, I love the tango, ” he whispered, tickling her ear.

I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.

You should never poison a witch.

For science, God is simply the stream of tendency by which all things seek to fulfill the law of their being.

It was not a healthy marriage for long time. It was never about another man, it was about what my and Dennis's relationship could not sustain.

Well actually I don't think it's a bunch of bad things that send us to hell. I think it is rejection of God's grace.

This is how a man looks when he's deciding that the risk of death is better than the risk of change.

I would like to call your attention to ... an evil that, if allowed to continue, will probably lead to great trouble ... It is the accumulation of vast amounts of untaxed church property.