Running is always an exercise in humility.

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 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.

A run has never returned me exactly the same. I go, I grow.

Nowhere in the Bible, however, do we find God distinguishing between levels of sin. God doesn't share our rating system. To him, all sin is equally evil, and all sinners are equally lovable.

LESS fabrication, MORE facilitation

It was like she'd become the sun, and I started revolving around her. She was my center.

I only write music for myself, I don't try and appeal to anyone else.

One of the things you learn when you go overseas is how much a lot of the countries overseas really just like to enjoy life.

I'll transform anything as long as it's edible.

I had learned that science is a rewarding, active process of discovery, not the passive absorption of what others had discovered.

Nothin’s real scary except in books.

Go out and have fun. Golf is a game for everyone, not just for the talented few.

Courage, like so many other things, was not something one did or didn't have; it was a decision, a choice.