To some extent, we are all labeled by what we're able to achieve. But more importantly, we are defined by what we attempt.

Above all, train hard, eat light, and avoid TV and people with negative attitudes.

Many dedicated endurance athletes don’t need to be told what to do – they need to be told what not to do.

If you race merely for the tributes from others, you will be at the mercy of their expectations.

The fear of the unknown was eclipsed by the gladness that came of taking action, of doing something rather than waiting, of following what seemed to be the call of my life.

Supermom wasn't a bad job description. The pay was lousy if you were talking about real money. But the payoff was priceless in so many other ways.

The sweetest pleasures are those which are hardest to be won.

If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you will get nothing.

The contrast between the 1970's and today is very marked.

Few of the great works of ancient Greek literature are easy reading.

I breathed the book before I saw it; tasted the book before I read it.

And from the moment that we realized it was a terrorist attack, there isn't an agent or a support person in the FBI that wasn't committed to bringing to justice those who were responsible for this.

Stay focused and don't try to do too many things at once. Care about execution quality.

Never underestimate the power of a brillian stylist.