Take care of yourself. Eat well, rest, train hard and smart, make time to think and breathe. Be intentional with your time.

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 is always an exercise in humility.

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.

Problems are everywhere, so are Solutions. Unfortunately, we see more of the Problems than the Solutions.-RVM

I just love cars I've been like that since I was a kid. It's an infatuation because we grew up poor. Cars was something we were always trying to get.

I've been very successful at negotiating debates.

Barrabas came to us by sea, the child Clara wrote in her delicate calligraphy.

Certainly we've seen the enormous changes across the whole of the Middle East. The democratic genie is out of the bottle.

I'm a tough person. I wasn't afraid of other kids because I understood that someday they'd wash my car.

I'd take pasta over skinny any day. More importantly, I'd take health over looks.

I'm not a big fan of plastic surgery. Because it looks like you had plastic surgery.

If we try to deny the darkness in our souls then we'll become completely dark.

Late, I learned that when reason died, then Wisdom was born; before that liberation, I had only knowledge.