The question was, which would the chemo kill first: the cancer or me?

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

I didn't invent the culture, but I didn't try to stop the culture.

I take nothing for granted. I now have only good days, or great days.

My cocktail, so to speak, was only EPO, but not a lot, transfusions and testosterone.

One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible.

If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.

I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.

Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather, all the time.

Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight.

She's just a girl who dreams too deeply for this world.

Sometimes, the only cost to experience an ecstatic moment is a decision

I am trying to sell beauty.Worst that you can do to me is not buy it!

There is no way in which a man can earn a star or deserve a sunset.

I was able to see faith as more than just a comfort to the weary or a hedge against death; rather, it was an active, palpable agent in the world.

I grew up with a very quick temper, and the language of violence is a language that I'm very familiar and comfortable with.

The values of Islam are expressed by Muslims clearly. September 11 changed the world, and put Muslims on the spotlight.

A thing that most creatives don't do well is that you've gotta learn to listen.

The Republicans want illegal immigrants for different reasons. They want 'em for cheap labor. Democrats want 'em for voters. Well, Republicans would like that too.

The fact that you can say stuff to people that other people are only thinking is always fun. It's a great tool for comedic moments, as well.