There's no such thing as a bad carbohydrate.

Avoid any diet that discourages the use of hot fudge.

Without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos.

Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better.

No doubt a brain and some shoes are essential for marathon success, although if it comes down to a choice, pick the shoes. More people finish marathons with no brains than with no shoes.

I know runners who have suffered a tick bite and ended up with Lyme disease. Ill take an angry moose any day.

Runners like to train 100 miles per week because it's a round number. But I think 88 is a lot rounder.

Grizzly bears eat people without the benefit of music.

We (ultra runners) alternate between depression and stupidity.

A good teammate is someone willing to get outside of personal thoughts and emotions, a friend who tries to understand, appreciate, and encourage other members of the team.

Prior to the 1976 Olympics, I was a 5,000m runner.

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

Good intentions are not good at all.

I'll be damned if I apologize for the choices I've made. They were hard decisions, but I had good reasons for making them.

The germ of creation lies in violence.

I do have a favorite Zeppelin song, Larry, Black Dog.

The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws.

The craft work becomes a mediator between me and my secrets, between me and the listener.

Victory is for those who can say "Victory is mine". Success is for those who can begin saying "I will succeed" and say "I have succeeded" in the end.

I don't really think you can ever stop making new friends or learning about as many new things as possible.

The day should come when all of the forms of life... will stand before the court - the pileated woodpecker as well as the coyote and bear, the lemmings as well as the trout in the streams.