Prior to the 1976 Olympics, I was a 5,000m runner.

Avoid any diet that discourages the use of hot fudge.

Without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos.

Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better.

No doubt a brain and some shoes are essential for marathon success, although if it comes down to a choice, pick the shoes. More people finish marathons with no brains than with no shoes.

I know runners who have suffered a tick bite and ended up with Lyme disease. Ill take an angry moose any day.

Runners like to train 100 miles per week because it's a round number. But I think 88 is a lot rounder.

Grizzly bears eat people without the benefit of music.

We (ultra runners) alternate between depression and stupidity.

There's no such thing as a bad carbohydrate.

A good teammate is someone willing to get outside of personal thoughts and emotions, a friend who tries to understand, appreciate, and encourage other members of the team.

Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew.

In Buddhist practice, the outward and inward aspects of taking the one seat meet on our meditation cushion.

What sort of gods make rats and plagues and dwarfs?

My acting is atrocious, to say the least. But I've found that it's not acting that people are concerned about, it's your presence.

I think [teacher] is the noblest profession.

Every president since George Washington has taken executive privilege seriously. Every Republican president has.

Untouchability, I hold, is a sin, if Bhagavadgita is one of our Divine Books.

Stop making me feel good. If you are anti-Semitic, fine. If you don't like me personally, fine. But deal with me as an individual, not as a Jew.

Always laugh off a slight insult, so that people will understand what it means when you're not laughing.

It’s all about getting them back in, and I think…my husband and I talk about it all the time…it’s about making it personal for the guest.