A lot of ultramarathoners are soloists. They're single and live lives off the grid.

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

The human body is capable of amazing physical deeds. If we could just free ourselves from our perceived limitations and tap into our internal fire, the possibilities are endless.

The human body has limitations. The human spirit is boundless.

Some seek the comfort of their therapist's office, other head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy.

Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived.

Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk.

Don't run with your legs, run with your heart.

I never feel more alive than when I'm in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it!

Sometimes you've got to go through hell to get to heaven.

There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner.

The ultimate meaning of the active life is to make possible the happiness of contemplation.

The most profitable way to live this life is to trust no soul.

I was unhappy and I couldn't figure out what was the matter. And he told me to go take a writing course. And I didn't even know that one could learn to write in writing courses.

Let me say this: I think men are a full-time job, and I'm young and I already have one job. I'm just focused on my career.

I can dribble with my right hand and I can dribble with my left hand. I'm amphibious.

Peace comes not by establishing a calm outward setting so much as by inwardly surrendering to whatever the setting.

Some of my best thinking is done by others.

In fact, during her [Hillary Clinton] tenure as Secretary of State, total arms exports from the United States in terms of the dollar value, doubled.

I've had to learn and discipline myself that I'm much happier and much less depressed if I give myself a project. It's just that simple.

the greatest Americans have not been born yet they are waiting patiently for the past to die