I don't go to the start line expecting to win. I go to the start believing this could be the day when incredible things happen

It took years, honestly, to deal with the disappointment of Beijing.

The best way to become a mentally tough runner is to believe that you're a mentally tough runner

I have my own unique road that has had many exciting ups and heart-breaking downs, but one thing I know is that my journey is not over and the best is yet to come.

I constantly remind myself that resting takes confidence. Anyone can train like a mad man but to embrace rest and to allow all the hard training to come out takes mental strength.

Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.

Nothing is worth your integrity. Not success, not money, not fame. Nothing.

I was a runner who happened to be a Christian. I needed to become a Christian who happened to be a runner.

I want to run every race with a big heart.

More than the time, it's about how you feel - you want to be strong throughout the race.

It takes faith and the courage to risk failure in order to realize one's destiny. Having had my share of failures throughout my career I know that it is well worth the risk.

In secret we met -In silence I grieve, That thy heart could forget, Thy spirit deceive.If I should meet theeAfter long years, How should I greet thee? -With silence and tears

The body of the last Flealouse contained the flesh of everything that had ever lived. It was content.

If the only prayer you say in your whole life is "Thank you " that would suffice.

At the time of death we walk through a doorway and our spirit, which is very thin, slides through into another world.

Where the past is venerated the clean and those who clean things up should be kept out. Piety is never happy without a little dust, dirt, and rubbish.

I'm not beautiful; I clean up nice.

People are much more important than superficial environments.

Human beings have enormous resilience.

You'll come to learn a great deal if you study the Insignificant in depth.

Animation is tremendously resilient. Animation will recover, as art always recovers. There's always cycles of good art.