Running is not who I am; it's something I do; it's something I love.

Fear is gradually replaced by excitement and a simple desire to see what you can do on the day.

Anyone can train hard. Do you have the discipline to recover?

When you're a dreamer, heart break and failure come with the territory, but I can tell you it's worth it, because it's a way of living that is both moving and memorable.

When you recognize that failing doesn't make you a failure, you give yourself permission to try all sorts of things.

I may not be the lithest, the most talented, or have the fastest time in the field, but I have passion and courage, and sometimes that is enough to do something extraordinary.

Make your race a playground, not a proving ground.

Perfect preparation doesn’t exist. Excellent adaptation does.

By lifting each other up we lift ourselves up

Sometimes we push ourselves. We take a workout and we use it as a way to crack open our shell, let the pain rush in and push out the stagnant wounds of the heart. Sometimes a workout sets you free.

I decided to make the life I want, and put energy into what moves me, and not rely on anyone for approval of my choices.

You can't feel the essence of Happiness unless you overcome your Sadness.

(To the haters) You are not extinguishing the bright lights of mankind, you're simply burying yourself in an unmarked grave.

The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.

I feel like I prefer movies, but, at the same time, theater is so exciting when you're doing it. It's a harder job doing theater.

[On her father's death:] I didn't know his leaving would hurt so much.

We get what we deserve. They are our elected officials.

Investors don't like uncertainty.

An able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions. He is neither hot nor timid.

Your love has a broken wing if it cannot fly across the sea.

As such, I also bear witness to the unexpected extent to which man is capable of defying and braving even the worst conditions conceivable.