I had to quit triathlons, I continued to be active and worked in advertising agency .

When it comes down to it, determination has a greater impact than giftedness.

When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.

Running is always an exercise in humility.

Running has taken me in, and continues to comfort, heal and challenge me in all kinds of magical ways. I am not a 'good runner' because I am me. I am a good 'me' because I am a runner.

If we write our dreams and goals down, we dramatically increase our odds of realization. If we share them with others, they become potent and alive.

Embrace your sweat. It is your essence and your emancipation.

When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. When things feel extraordinary, strive for ordinary. When the surface is wavy, dive deeper for quieter waters.

It's easy to lose sight of God when life is sweet and easy, but there is something awesome about despair, and it is the closeness of God when we are at our weakest.

I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start over.

Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want.

I can never think of you as a friend. You can do without a friend.

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.

The sacrifice and service gives full strength.

The world is a spheroid, designed to never end. We can explore it without limits, and we will have not end.

A song is anything that can walk by itself.

Cartooning is preaching. And I think we have a right to do some preaching. I hate shallow humor. I hate shallow religious humor, I hate shallow sports humor, I hate shallowness of any kind.

The only way to cure an egotist from bragging is by surgery--amputation at the neck.

Woman throughout the ages has been mistress to the law, as man has been its master.

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

The real story is not the plot, but how the characters unfold by it.