The journey isn't always perfect, but always worth taking.

Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead.

Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.

That's the thing about running: your greatest runs are rarely measured by racing success. They are moments in time when running allows you to see how wonderful your life it.

Don't try to rush progress. Remember -- a step forward, no matter how small, is a step in the right direction. Keep believing.

Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running.

There are a million reasons why you can't. Focus on the few reasons why you can.

After we put my son to bed, my husband and I curl up and watch a movie or TV. That's when I finally put up my feet and have my glass of wine and a brownie.

Once you make the decision that you will not fail, the heart and the body will follow.

Racing is the fun part; it's the reward of all the hard work.

Erase from your mind that your preparation must be perfect. Hard work + dedication = a shot at your dreams. Keep believing.

It was as if his fingers knew things, but they couldn't show him unless they were moving, touching. He had to think it was similar for carpenters and writers, and he knew it was the same for chefs.

Be a solution provider and not a part of the problem to be solved

The leader is always alone before bad fates.

In that book which is my memory, On the first page of the chapter that is the day when I first met you, Appear the words, ‘Here begins a new life’.

Man prays for mercy, but is unwilling to extend it to others. Why then should man expect mercy from God? It is unfair to expect something that you are not willing to give.

I think the universe is so big you can't really deal with everybody.

I keep my undies in the icebox!

I have lived so long because in those moments when I am dancing, I am beyond time and space.

A person who smiles in the face of adversity...probably has a scapegoat.

I want to prove a point. That point is, actors are artists, not narcissists necessarily.