The only magic in our lives as runners is the magic of consistency. Not every run will make you feel great.

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

We run to undo the damage we've done to body and spirit. We run to find some part of ourselves yet undiscovered.

Being inspired is fine for a week, and being motivated might work for a month or so, but to make any lifestyle change last a lifetime, you need dedication.

I am a runner because I run. Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I am a runner because I say I am. And no one can tell me I'm not.

Focus on where you are instead of where you wish you were. The joy will follow.

I didn't train all that time just to come here and get it over with as fast as I can

Running is not just exercise; it is a lifestyle.

It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination.

The joy is in the journey, not the destination. We have a better chance of seeing where we are when we stop trying to get somewhere else.

I'm not saying running could solve all of the world's problems, but I think it would be a good start.

Experience tells me habits are stronger than love, fear, and necessity.

I have seen flowers come in stony placesAnd kind things done by men with ugly faces, And the gold cup won by the worst horse at the races, So I trust, too.

If we say that God has always been, why not save a step and conclude that the universe has always been?

I get to thinking about my life, and it sometimes makes me want to make it interesting.

I have always been astonished by hate. Revenge and hate. That is such strange human elements. I have seen a lot of that in my life. I am just as surprised each time. By revenge and hate.

'Take offense at the drop of a hat' is the unwritten eleventh commandment.

The first casualty of hitting rock bottom is vanity.

Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.

That comes too late that comes for the asking.

Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is ineradicable.