I will go through a lot of pain to beat someone. If there's pride and ego on the line, if I'm desperate, then I'm willing to go to a place where it hurts a lot more.

In the midst of an ordinary training day, I try to remind myself that I am preparing for the extraordinary.

Don't let fear decide your future.

All runners are tough. Everyone has to have a little fire in them, that even in tough times, can’t be turned off.

Keep your head up, keep your heart strong.

It is very rewarding to feel and see progress. I am going to put my head down and keep plugging away. I believe the best is yet to come.

No excuses. Just do the work.

Don't be afraid to dream of achieving the impossible.

I dont wish it were easier. I just wish I was better

Can a man's life be complete without his Maker?

You really only understand whether a song's good or not when you properly play it out in public for the first time.

I have always maintained that translation is essentially the closest reading one can possibly give a text. The translator cannot ignore "lesser" words, but must consider every jot and tittle.

This great republic is a mockery of freedom as long as you are doomed to dig and sweat to earn a miserable living while the masters enjoy the fruit of your toil.

It is through seeking that you will grow.

The rich know not how hard it is to be of needful rest and needful food debarred.

The enormous gap between what US leaders do in the world and what Americans think their leaders are doing is one of the great propaganda accomplishments.

I feel very strongly about making work pay, about getting people transitioned from welfare to work. Get people skills they need, help they need, so they can get on the ladder of life.

I should have the courage of my lack of convictions.