I ran for myself, not Finland.

Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.

If you want to tell something to an athlete, say it quickly and give no alternatives. This is a game of winning and losing. It is senseless to explain and explain.

All that I am is because of my mind.

The athlete must make a devotion of his specialty.

Are you going to answer my questions, or do I have to whack you with a stick until delicious candy surprises fall out?

Leave your mark on the world by leaving behind a child who grows up to love and serve the Lord.

My heart felt withered, a neglected fruit that would never again sweeten, now that my love was dead.

The first story I can remember writing, that I truly set down on paper, was a Christmas story that I wrote when I was ten years old.

Old age is second childhood.

Is it not gain to have diminished the faith that it was the duty of the wretched and the miserable to be content with the lot in life which providence had awarded them?

What you see is not what we see. What you see is distracted by memory, by being who you are, all this time, for all these years.

What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness, love, and good deeds.

Seeing yourself as responsible for the quality of your relationship, as a prime mover in your life, I think is a bold, amazing step.

The great soul of this world is just.