I've never known a runner who had as much patience as he needed.

I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

Life is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly.

I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.

Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.

The most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think.

If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.

Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.

It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.

To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.

As we run, we become.

It is common to seek perfection, but it is stupid to believe that you will ever reach it.

I was so scared to give up depression, fearing that somehow the worst part of me was actually all of me.

We all want Grace, but we cannot enjoy Grace when there is an attitude of comparing.

Any fool can destroy trees, they cannot run away.

I think he [Vaclav Havel] felt that he could speak more truth, in a way, through writing plays.

Even though you're growing up, you should never stop having fun.

The only thing I've kind of missed is finding a really good western that I want to do, because I watched westerns a lot.

Not even the gods fight against necessity.

If she undervalues me, What care I how fair she be?

Desire is what takes the hot water of mediocrity and turns it into the steam of outstanding success.