I'm not the kind to go out and tell people 'Oh yeah I'm a gold medalist.'

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.

The momentum of the mind can be vexingly, involuntarily capricious.

The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.

I love technology - yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I'm all for new technology.

I just take on what I can commit to completely at that point in time, and that way you'll be able to give your best.

[He stared into the camera] like some sort of an animal gazing from across the back of its sty. (On Winston Churchill)

It is not overwhelmingly difficult for a committed group of players with only average individual basketball skills to put together a very good team defense.

It is when we come to the Lord in our nothingness, our powerlessness and our helplessness that He then enables us to love in a way which, without Him, would be absolutely impossible.

There are many types of participation. One can observe so intensely that one becomes part of the action, but without being an active participant.

I take my dog Tinkerbell seriously. I take my job seriously. But I don't take myself all that seriously.

Bluebeard, who said to Scottland Yard, How do I know how many wives I've killed? I'm not an accountant! Never got a dinner!