Cycling is such an endurance sport. I don't think it's the worst thing ever to start when you're in your twenties.

When it comes down to it, determination has a greater impact than giftedness.

When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.

Running is always an exercise in humility.

Running has taken me in, and continues to comfort, heal and challenge me in all kinds of magical ways. I am not a 'good runner' because I am me. I am a good 'me' because I am a runner.

If we write our dreams and goals down, we dramatically increase our odds of realization. If we share them with others, they become potent and alive.

Embrace your sweat. It is your essence and your emancipation.

When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. When things feel extraordinary, strive for ordinary. When the surface is wavy, dive deeper for quieter waters.

It's easy to lose sight of God when life is sweet and easy, but there is something awesome about despair, and it is the closeness of God when we are at our weakest.

I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start over.

Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want.

Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.

To reach back and help, and expect neither reward nor even thanks. To reach back and help, because that is what spiritual beings do.

What I don't think we should do is panic, and I don't think we should advocate for ideas and plans that will make things worse.

German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors.

A woman whom Providence has provided with beauty of spirit and body is a truth, at the same time both open and secret, which we can understand only by love, and touch only by virtue.

Without getting real personal, we liked our bass player Ed. He was a great guy and he was a good bass player but his playing was suited for a different style of band.

You can't think well while people are around you! Best thoughts visit us in the twilight of solitude!

Decency is not news; it is buried in the obituaries - but it is a force stronger than crime.

I've made some really good friends from movies, but a lot of the time it's a very isolated experience that lives and dies during the production.

Life is short. You better get out there and do what you want to do while you can.